Which type of application should you use to publish a webpage you have manually coded in a text editor?

• A. A dedicated FTP client
• B. A GUI builder
• C. The FTP client built into a Web IDE
• D. A solution similar to WAMP

Answer: (A)

Publishing a webpage you manually coded requires transferring your local files to a web server so visitors can access them. The appropriate tool is a dedicated FTP client. It connects to your hosting account using credentials and uploads your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files to the server’s web root (often public_html or www). An FTP client handles the file transfers, manages permissions, navigates remote directories, and can resume transfers if the connection drops, making the publishing process reliable and straightforward. While some Web IDEs include FTP functionality, a standalone FTP client is specialized for this task and works across different hosting setups, which is why it’s the best choice. The other options don’t fit because a GUI builder is for visually creating pages rather than publishing them, and a WAMP-like setup is a local development environment, not something you use to publish to a remote site.