text: download all files in a directory through ftp using perl and store it in aparticular local disk directory? need perl script for downloading and uploading files in aftp site thru ftp using perl i am not going to give you the answer to this question  but giving you a module that can do this job for you.  its called lwp. it will do what ever you want to do with web,and its simple.  please do go through cpan and the following link for more details.