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zzgundamnzz · 06-23-2004, 03:47 PM

Whats the best way to Move Stuff from Server to Server?

Is there software out there to do it for me?

Pun · 06-23-2004, 05:27 PM

scp is probably the safest, and easiest without installing ftp daemons.

Single file:
scp file.ext user@server2:/location/to/put/file
ex: scp index.html pun@server2:/home/pun/public_html

Directory:
scp -r directory_name user@server2:/location/to/put/directory
ex: scp -r images pun@server2:/home/pun/public_html/

If you have an ftp daemon already installed on both servers, then you can obviously use that. FTP is faster than scp due to the lack of encryption, but everything is sent plain text, which may or may not be in your best interest.

(Note: This is all assuming you have shell access to some sort of unix based machine.)

fuzebox · 06-23-2004, 05:53 PM

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Originally posted by Pun
scp

Sly_RJ · 06-23-2004, 05:56 PM

Have your host do it for you. We do it all the time, no problem at all.

chri$tian · 06-23-2004, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by fuzebox

skinnay · 06-23-2004, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by AtlasChris

Ash@phpFX · 06-23-2004, 07:45 PM

i would probably ftp it across. use fxp

PeekHoles · 06-23-2004, 08:06 PM

Will scp save current permissions to files and directories, to the new server?

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Pun Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 379	scp is probably the safest, and easiest without installing ftp daemons. Single file: scp file.ext user@server2:/location/to/put/file ex: scp index.html pun@server2:/home/pun/public_html Directory: scp -r directory_name user@server2:/location/to/put/directory ex: scp -r images pun@server2:/home/pun/public_html/ If you have an ftp daemon already installed on both servers, then you can obviously use that. FTP is faster than scp due to the lack of encryption, but everything is sent plain text, which may or may not be in your best interest. (Note: This is all assuming you have shell access to some sort of unix based machine.) __________________ TrafficHolder.com - Buy/Sell Adult Traffic ICQ: 18771941

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