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Part VI: The Part of Tens
FTP Clients
After you create your Web site on your computer, you have to share it
with the world. So you need a tool to transfer your Web pages to your Web
server. One very convenient way to accomplish this task is through FTP
(File Transfer Protocol). Many HTML editors include FTP support, but you
can also use a separate FTP client to upload and download files to your Web
server. FTP has been around since the early days of the Internet (way before
the Web came along).
After you select a server host and you know how to access a Web server
(your service provider should supply you with this information), you must
upload your pages to that server. That means you need FTP, or some reasonable
facsimile thereof.
All FTP programs are similar and easy to operate. We recommend these:
✓ FileZilla is a fast, capable, free, open source FTP program with an
intuitive drag-and-drop user interface. It’s available online at http://
filezilla-project.org.
✓ Cyberduck (open source for the Macintosh) at http://cyberduck.ch.
✓ Cute FTP Lite (shareware, costs $25, but offers great functionality and
ease of use) at www.cuteftp.com.
✓ Fetch for the Mac is located at http://fetchsoftworks.com.
Miscellaneous Helpful Web Tools
Miscellaneous tools can help you manage and control your Web site. Here,
we present you with a collection of items that you can try out to see whether
they deliver functionality that justifies downloading, learning, and using them
(we think they’re nifty, but, ultimately, that’s up to you to decide):
✓ HTML-Kit supports plugins to add functions, such as link checks and
spell checks. Most of these plugins are free or inexpensive. Check out
www.chami.com/html-kit/plugins.
✓ Easy HTML Construction Kit offers a collection of useful conversion,
reformatting, and template management tools for a paltry $25 at www.
hermetic.ch/html.htm.
✓ Firebug is a Firefox plugin you can use to help you debug programs and
Web pages. It lets you click sections of a page and then examine their individual
properties and behaviors. Find it at http://getfirebug.com.