FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard protocol for file transfer over a computer network. It allows file upload and download operations between the client and the server. The FTP protocol is based on a client-server architecture, where the client communicates with the server by establishing a connection and uses a series of commands to send and receive files.
In programming, we can use various programming languages to implement the functions of the FTP protocol. Below is an example using the Python programming language that demonstrates how to use the ftplib library for FTP file transfer:
import ftplib
# 连接FTP服务器
ftp = ftplib.FTP("ftp.example.com")
ftp.login("username", "password")
# 列出服务器上的文件列表
file_list =