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A Web Detour<br />

Q: My hosting company told<br />

me to use SFTP, not FTP. What’s the<br />

difference?<br />

A: SFTP, or Secure File Transfer<br />

Protocol, is a more secure version of FTP,<br />

but works mostly the same way. Just make<br />

sure your FTP application supports SFTP<br />

before you make a purchase.<br />

Q: So do I edit my files on my<br />

computer and then transfer them each<br />

time I want to update my site?<br />

134 Chapter 4<br />

there are no<br />

Dumb Questions<br />

A: Yes, for small sites, that is normally<br />

the way you do things. Use your computer<br />

to test your changes and make sure things<br />

are working the way you want before<br />

transferring your files to the server. For<br />

larger Web sites, organizations often create<br />

a test site and a live site so that they can<br />

preview changes on the test site before they<br />

are moved to the live site.<br />

If you’re using a tool like Dreamweaver or<br />

GoLive, these tools will allow you to test<br />

your changes on your own computer, and<br />

then when you save your files, they are<br />

automatically transferred to the Web site.<br />

Here’s a few of the most popular FTP applications for Mac and<br />

Windows:<br />

For Mac OS X:<br />

Popular FTP applications<br />

ß Fetch (http://fetchsoftworks.com/) is one of the most popular<br />

FTP applications for Mac. $<br />

ßTransmit (http://www.panic.com/transmit/) $<br />

ß Cyberduck (http://cyberduck.ch/) FREE<br />

For Windows:<br />

ß Smart FTP (http://www.smartftp.com/download/) $<br />

ß WS_FTP (http://www.ipswitch.com/products/file-transfer.<br />

asp). FREE for the basic version, $ for the Pro version<br />

Q: Can I edit my files directly on the<br />

Web server?<br />

A: That usually isn’t a good idea<br />

because your visitors will see all your<br />

changes and errors before you have time to<br />

preview and fix them.<br />

That said, some hosting companies will<br />

allow you to log into the server and make<br />

changes on the server. To do that you<br />

usually need to know your way around a<br />

DOS or Linux command prompt, depending<br />

on what kind of operating system your<br />

server is running.<br />

Most FTP<br />

applications have<br />

a trial version you<br />

can download to<br />

try before you buy.

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