File Transfer Protocol

FTP has long been established as the standard way for administrators to transfer files to their web servers. Joomla! provides us with the JFTP class, which can be used to connect to FTP servers and perform common functions.

The main purpose of this class is to overcome problems with access rights when working with the local file system. When FTP access is enabled in the site configuration, Joomla! will attempt to use FTP instead of PHP file system functions.