(S)FTP

FTP or SFTP

From within the university (any campus based computer) it is possible to make an FTP connection to mi-linux using FTP client software, however from the rest of the Internet, Secure FTP (SFTP) connections are required. It should be noted that secure FTP connections should always be used over non-secure FTP connections, as SFTP encrypts communication between client and server.

On Microsoft operating systems

Whilst Microsoft has built in support for FTP connections, it does not natively support SFTP communication. Amongst the many FTP client softwares available for MS, FileZilla is a useful (S)FTP client that is freely available.

On Linux operating systems

Support for secure and non-secure file transfer (S/FTP) is usually built in.

HOW TO

1. Connect to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using your SFTP client - if using something like FileZilla, make sure the connection settings are "SFTP over SSH" and the port is set to "22"

2. Drag and drop (if GUI) your files/directories

3. Make sure to drag them to the public_html folder if you want them to be WWW served

4. If public_html, check/set file/directory permissions to make world-readable (see WWW publishing for more details)

A similar tutorial aimed at students studying the CP1079 module can be found here

Some very good (S)FTP clients by Cara Hughes 0615410

I have downloaded and tested a variety of FTP clients throughout my assignment. It is really your choice, but these are some of my favourites:

• SmartFTP
• FileZilla
• CuteFTP

For those who use Linux:

• gFTP