Title: WAMP ? FTP
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WAMP ? FTP

 *  [apratherjr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apratherjr/)
 * (@apratherjr)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wamp-ftp/)
 * What exactly is WAMP used for? How does it differ from FTP?
 * I have been using Filezilla to upload WP theme lately without a problem. Until
   I came up with multiple suggestions to use WAMP instead of FTP which gives better
   control. I have been googling up for some infos, but couldn’t find anything that
   can give me better explaination.
 * So what is WAMP?

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 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wamp-ftp/#post-2648011)
 * Wamp is a server installed on your computer to testing for more advanced users
   of wordpress or for some learn how to use wordpress with out having a host account
   until they ready.
 * Ftp is File transfer protocol that we use for transferring files.
 * In your case you can install theme on wamp to test it out that it does not break
   your live site once you know all is ok then you upload same theme on live site.
 *  Thread Starter [apratherjr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apratherjr/)
 * (@apratherjr)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wamp-ftp/#post-2648019)
 * Oh yea, thank you govpatel for clairfication. Yeah, obviously I need WAMP.
    I
   am going to download it soon.

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