We have learned how to create simple chat software which distributes text messages among the users. Next, we will learn how to create a program that uploads and downloads files using FTP.
Uploading and downloading files using FTP
How to do it...
Let's get started by observing the following steps:
- For this project, we need to install software called FileZilla Server, which we will use as the FTP server. FileZilla server can be downloaded from https://filezilla-project.org by clicking on the Download FileZilla Server button, as shown in the following screenshot:
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- Once you have downloaded the installer, run it and install FileZilla Server by agreeing to all the default options, as shown in the following screenshot: