FTP (file transfer protocol) software is used to transfer a copy of your files from your computer to a remote computer. This is mainly used to transfer files onto a web server so that folks can SEE your files. So if you need to upload a picture, flash, mp3 or html file, Filezilla is a great open source program for you.
To Install!

1. Go to Filezilla
2. Under "Quick Download Links" click "download filezilla client"
3. Click the top one under Windows and it will start to download
4. You can either save it to disk and double click on it to start it, or let your browser run it and install it, your choice

1. Assuming filezilla is installed, go to "start" "Programs" "filezilla" to start Filezilla
2. Then click on "File" and then "Site Manager" from the pull down menu
3. And this window opens up.....

4. For MCC, you would have it set up as shown above, with homedirs.mc.maricopa.edu (For my webscripting students lampbusters.com instead ) as the HOST, SFTP over SSH2 as the server type, 22 as the PORT
5. Type in YOUR username where it says User:
6. Check the "DON'T SAVE PASSWORD" button!!!
7. Click on Connect at the bottom of the site manager window. When the alert window prompts you, type your password
8. A new window will open and hopefully you will connect.
9. The window to the right (Labeled Remote Site:) should have a few odd files, and a www folder
   
10. MAKE SURE you double click on the www (or public_html) folder to open it, and you should see any of the files you already have on our server. This is where you MUST put your files if you want them to be visible on the web.
11. The files located on the left hand side of the window(labelled Local Site:) are on YOUR computer. If you want them to be visible on the web, you must copy them to the right hand side of the window.
12. To transfer your files over to the www folder, first choose the E: drive (or whatever drive your files are on)
13. Then, if you double click on a file on the right side, you transfer a copy of it to the left side (And the reverse works too).
14. Additional Filezilla Features
15. NOW TO EDIT AND VIEW YOUR PAGES!!
    • Open your file in notepad (Remember, you have to change "Files of Type" to "All Files" or only .txt files show up.)
    • If you are making a new file, open template.html, and "save as" and give it the newname.html
    • As you make changes, do "File Save" in notepad
    • Then upload file in Filezilla
    • Then hit reload in your browser, (or type http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~username/filename.html or http://www.lampbusters.com/~username/filename.html the first time
    • Every time you make a change, save, upload, reload
    • Rinse, repeat enjoy!