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Originally Posted by digital321
ok, now i get it. but marketingmama, that's a good point you brought up... why shouldn't i use the host's upload ftp software? i have Dreamweaver and i think it comes with an ftp capability and i think internet explorer does too. what do you guys think of these two?
thanks for the advice!
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I use 2 different FTP programs because it depends on what I'm doing. If I'm installing a new script that has a lot of files to upload, I like to use an external program like Filezilla.
For example, when I installed this vbulletin forum there are tons of files and several directories are created on my server so it's easier to use Filezilla. Plus if you need to change permissions (CHMOD) to files or monitor ASCII/Binary transmissions, it's best to use an external program rather than your host's control panel or HTML editor like Dreamweaver.
But if I'm working on my site and am just uploading basic image and/or .HTML files then I just use Dreamweaver's built-in FTP feature. I hardly ever use my host's control panel.