FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is among the most commonly used methods of exchanging web files between a computer system and a server. With an FTP software program like FileZilla, you can set up a connection to your web hosting account and drag & drop files or whole directories in both directions and the software itself will take care of all the rest. There’re several pros of employing File Transfer Protocol, including the option to restart an upload/download when there’s a problem with the connection and the possibility to set up different FTP accounts. With the latter option, you can set up FTP users that can access only certain folders in your hosting account, but no other folders, emails or other information, which makes it the ideal solution particularly in case you need to grant a web designer access, for example. You can also use an FTP account with popular apps like FrontPage or Dreamweaver and upload the sites that you have created directly from them, without having to make use of any third-party software.