The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a network protocol in computing that is used to move data from one computer to another computer over a network, for example, over the Internet.

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a protocol (which means a set of agreed rules) for files to be exchanged over any TCP/IP based network (such as the internet) to manipulate files on a second computer on that network. It is irrelevant which operating systems (windows 95, xp, Linux, Unix, Sun) are involved (if the computers permit FTP access), because they all have adhered to the FTP specification/protocol.

In a web server environment context, the files you would transfer are from your computer to your web space on the web server. The files you would be likely to transfer up are the images and web pages you have probably created for your website.

There are lots of existing FTP server and client programs available, some are free but the feature rich ones that make some laborious tasks efficient are usually available on licence. An FTP server can be set up for lots of practical applications such as between voice servers, game servers, Internet hosts, and other physical servers.

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