Week 8 - FTP/Cyberduck

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and it is used to transfer files from one computer to another over a network such as the Internet.  Usually the file is transferred from your computer to a web server.  FTP is faster than other protocols like HTTP and when exchanging large files, FTP would work well.  (http://www.dynamicwebs.com.au/tutorials/ftp.htm)

The tutorial referred to above states that the objective of FTP were:

1. To promote sharing of files (computer programs and/or data),
2. To encourage indirect or implicit (via programs) use of remote computers,
3. To shield a user from variations in file storage systems among hosts, and
4. To transfer data reliably and efficiently.

There are commercial programs available for using FTP and one of those programs is Cyberduck

I started using Cyberduck in class and had a go at uploading a picture file to Cyberduck and to the CDU Server SCAH.

When you open Cyberduck you see this page:

I found some information that runs through how to manually upload a site using Cyberduck 

Below is a helpful video on using Cyberduck