How to unzip a file on my FTP?

[AkiraSS]

Networking isn't one of my strong points... so I have to ask for help.

Let's say I like to zip my site, send the zip with a FTP client to my host, and unzip it there? Does anyone know a step by step procedure?

Don't tell me SSH, I don't know what that is, I need step by step procedure

Thanks
B

[nastyking]

you normally can't do this via FTP (unless your FTP daemon supports it)

learn how SSH/Telnet works

then run: unzip FILE.zip

[Doctor Dre]

You can do it with remote access or SSH

[Bezruk]

If you have web server with php enabled.

try run this script

<?php
system ("unzip your_archive.zip");
?>

You must place archive in one folder with this script
Your php may have disabled system command, so try ssh in this case

[Paul Waters]

Just a though....

if most of what you upload is jpeg's and video, zipping is not a really good idea...