ftp help

[Aramil of Elixia]

Im making an online compiler, but i am having trouble connecting to my webserver. how do you use the bash ftp command to connect to a webserver? its ftp.mirrorsofelixia.com. thank you

[kbw]

ftp? Why not http? You could use a CGI script to copy the payload into a source file, run the compiler on it and write the output back on the reply.

[Aramil of Elixia]

i didnt understand any of that im sorry. i mean i have seen http but how would i use it? i also have seen cgi pages but what language is it? what is a payload, and what does write the output back on the reply mean?