FTP stands for file transfer protocol, it is a standard mechanism provided by the internet for copying a file from one host to another. Here this article gives information about the advantages and disadvantages of FTP to know more details about it.
Advantages of FTP :
- FTP is used to allows you to transfer multiple files as well as directories
- Faster transfer then HTTP
- Quick file transfer speed
- Supported in almost all host
- Most clients have a synchronizing utility
- Many more FTP clients also have the ability to schedule a transfer
- No size limitation on single transfers
- Many clients have scripting capabilities through a command line
- The ability to add items to a queue to be uploaded as well as downloaded
- The ability to resume a transfer if the connection is totally lost
- FTP can also include automatic back up facility
- Usernames, password, and files are sent in clear text
- Hard to script jobs
- All provider aren't created equal
- Encryption is not inherently offered or enforced by every provider
- Servers can be spoofed to send data to a random port on an unintended computer side
- Filtering active FTP connection is too much difficulty on your local machine
- Easy for an inexperienced user to wipe out work
- TLS 1.2 not always supported over https