The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is one of the most used ways to upload your web sites, media, images etc. to your hosting account or web server. Also, with modern FTP clients you have the opportunity to change the permissions of your files. In order to access your hosting account through FTP, first you should download an FTP client, than you should configure it to be able to connect to your account. In order to do so, please choose your FTP client and learn how to configure it.