What is the difference between FTP and HTTP?

Answer 1

• FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol.
• HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

FTP, is a protocol used to upload files from a workstation to a FTP server or download files from a FTP server to a workstation.

HTTP, is a protocol used to transfer files from a Web server onto a browser in order to view a Web page that is on the internet.

When ftp appears in a URL it means that the user is connecting to a file server and not a Web server and that some form of file transfer is going to take place.

When http appears in a URL it means that the user is connecting to a Web server and not a file server. The files are transferred but not downloaded, therefore not copied into the memory of the receiving device.

FTP is a two-way system as files are transferred back and forth between server and workstation.

HTTP is a one-way system as files are transported only from the server onto the workstation's browser.

FTP, where entire files are transferred from one device to another and copied into memory,

HTTP only transfers the contents of a web page into a browser for viewing.

FTP file uploaded is used in cases when the file size is more than 70 MB

HTTP upload is used for smaller files.

FTP uses an FTP client server and an FTP client.

HTTP is used for all web [ages i.e. it is the standard protocol to transmit hyperlinked documents and files. It is often used in conjunction with HTML.

FTP was the original non-GUI file transfer program and could be run from a command line interface like MS-DOS.

HTTP is associated with a browser file transfer program like Internet Explorer.

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host or to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet.