The HTTP Model

  • Path: The location of a file. Folders and subfolders are indicated with slashes. to the file.
  • public_html: The name of the folder in which web pages are placed on the CSUN server. Each individual's account has a separate public_html folder.
  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP): A protocol for transfering files to and from the server.
  • Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP): A more secure version of FTP.
  • FTP Software: A program for using FTP. Some common (and free) SFTP programs are Filezilla Client, Secure Shell (ssh) (Windows) and Fugu (Mac). The latter two can be downloaded from the University at https://www.csun.edu/itr/downloads/index.cgi.

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