Using an FTP client to upload files.
One of the tools that every website owner should have is an FTP tool. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and FTP client lets you to easily upload your website’s content from your end to your site seamlessly. Without an FTP client, you would need to upload all of your content individually, which would take a very long time and would require a lot of effort on your behalf. If you use an FTP client than you’ll be able to upload hundreds of files simultaneously without having to upload each file manually. If you’re running several websites, or one that requires lots of files, then you’ll most definitely need to use an FTP client.
Which FTP client should I use?
Although there are many FTP clients from fully license to free clients which are readily available on the Internet. One such FTP client is FileZilla which is free and is fairly poplar with people all around the world. However, just keep in mind that free FTP clients may not have as many options available compared to a paid FTP solution. But you can do pretty much anything you’d like with a free FTP client such as FileZilla.
http://filezilla-project.org/
Using your FTP client to a make backup.
Just as you can upload files using your FTP client, you can also download files using your FTP client as well. This means you can backup your entire website by downloading it onto your hard drive. Although there are easier ways to backup a website, this is one of the fundamental ways to do it. Simply click on the main folder of your website on the right side of the interface, then right-click it and click download. It may take a while to download all of the files, but the wait is worth it since you’ll be able to restore your website at any time if you’d like.