Looking for FTP client tutorial

Hello,

I recently created a client/server program using c. Next I'm going to have a go at making an ftp client has user login however I can't find any tutorials on the net or in books relating to ftp socket programming.

Has anyone here got any linkage to such material?

Thanks.

"FTP Socket programming" doesn't exist. At least not in the way you seem to think it does.

FTP is an application level protocol in the OSI layercake. What does this mean? Well, if you intend on doing network programming, you should know, so start by googling "OSI Model." This means that FTP uses the standard internet protocols, e.g. UDP and TCP. Depending on how low you're going, you normally only see the packet as you send it out, e.g. what you put in a buffer and send out.
There is much more to it. The OSI model uses protocol encapsulation. This means that your packet looks something like this:

Code:

---

VeryLowLevelHeaders
{
    EthernetHeader
    {
          IPHeader
          {
              UDP/TCPHeader
              {
                    ApplicationData - This is where you would be doing your FTP stuff.
              }
          }
    }
}

---

There is much more to the model, so you should read up on it. When you've understood that, you should read the RFC for the FTP protocol and implement its specifications on the FTP protocol.

Moved to Networking/Device Communication forum.

First place to go: the RFC for FTP ASAP.
Or find a library that simplifies it for your platform. If you need to learn sockets, Beej's Guide is a great place to start.

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