Portable FTP

Fire FTP

What would be the point in being able to create and edit pages wherever you are if you can't upload your changes to your web host? Well that's not a problem with Fire FTP. Fire FTP is a small add-on to Portable Firefox. If you use FTP programs a lot, you will see that Fire FTP is more than a decent FTP program, it has everything you need to keep your website up to date. Download Fire FTP here.

FireFTP download weighs in at a mere 0.1Mb mainly because it uses code already installed with portable Firefox to complete most of its functions. The download is XPI format, unrecognised by most people but the file is easy to install. Simply save the file on your USB Flash Drive, then open Portable Firefox. From the file menu go to open file and open the XPI file you have just downloaded from the location you saved it to. FireFTP will then install into your portable Firefox browser.

To access Fire FTP simply load up your portable Firefox browser go to tools menu and select FireFTP from the drop down list. FireFTP opens in a new tab but not a new windows, so you can easily switch between FireFTP and your internet pages. To setup FireFTP you will need to create an account.

You will see create account on the front page of Fire FTP. You will need to provide all the information required about your host, including IP address, username and password. Then the local address (this will be the location of the files you will be wanting to upload) The local address can be changed once logged on to FireFTP.

FireFTP is very easy to use once set up. Select the files you to up/download and press the appropriate arrow graphic to transfer the files to and from your web server. your settings will be saved on your USB Flash Drive for future use on whatever computer you decide to use it on.

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