Chapter 2
Using Secure File Transfer Protocol
IN THIS CHAPTER
Discovering SFTP
Understanding secure file transfer
Exploring easy-to-use SFTP clients
Making sense of SFTP terminology
Editing files by using SFTP
Changing file permissions
Throughout this entire book, you run into the term SFTP. SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol used to copy files from one host to another over the Internet. With SFTP, you can perform various tasks, including uploading and downloading WordPress files, editing files, and changing permissions on files.
Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with SFTP; understand what it is and how to use it; and discover some free, easy-to-use SFTP clients and programs that make your life as a WordPress website owner much easier. If you run across sections in this book that ask you to perform certain tasks by using SFTP, you can refer to this ...
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