Transferring files between 2 servers
 

Is there an easy way to transfer files between two servers than zip>download>upload>unzip ?

I need some 3 Gigabytes of files/folders/subfolders shifted to another server. And my cable is down for a couple of days.

Try http://www.flashfxp.com

Yes it's so easy to fxp something with flashfxp... try it...

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Thanks. Does this use the servers' bandwidth or my connection?

I would say the server but I'm not sure.

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I'm trying to transfer between two servers and I keep getting the message -


PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (IP address here)
PORT IP-address-here
500 Illegal PORT command
Site to Site Transfer Failed!
Transfer Failed!


Whats wrong?

I enabled some alternative method on both sites and it still doesnt work.

Hypo -

The 2 servers that you are copying between have to support the protocals in order to do a copy between them with that software. So if that won't work for you, do you have telnet/ssh access on either of the servers ?? If so you could login and just do the transfer that way.


Tim

I have telnet/ssh on both servers. How exactly do I transfer the files? What command? Any script?

Why not just ask your host to tar up the files and move them for you?

I dont think my host will help me shift to another host :P

Will your new host help you move from the old host?

We do that.

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Don't use FXP, you will lose permissions/ownerships on files...

Here's a quick guide:

Login to telnet of old host.
1. Goto directory where you web files are... ie /home/site/me/web and type

tar -cpf backup.tar *

2. wait a while.. now all your files have been "zipped". Now at shell type

ftp
open www.newserver.com
put your login and pass in
put backup.tar

Now you wait a looong time till transfer is done..

3 FTP in your new host and move the .tar file in the web visible folder.

4. Telnet in and now type in the folder that the .tar is in:

tar -xpf backup.tar

Wait a while...

=) Done!

rm backup.tar removes the file

Tadaa!

Can't you just FTP them from one server to the other? I use SmartFTP and I can transfer from one server to another with no problem.

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This is called FXP and is described above.

Not all servers allow FXP. Some servers are firewalled an don't allow connections incoming to any port. Plus FXP loses file permissions/ownerships.

Morpheus thanks for the step-by-step guide! That seems to be working!!

Now, if I want to tar only a few directories and not all, how can I do that?

So if I have directories dira, dirb, dirc, diry and dirz
and I want to tar only dira, dirb and dirc, how do I do that? Cos their are some directories having 2 gigs of file that I dont want to tar and transfer.

Is there a function like -
tar -cpf backup.tar dira + dirb + dir c
or preferably
tar -cpf backup.tar * - dirz -diry
?

P.S. I confirmed that my server doesnt support fxping

I see I can use an append function slightly tediously -

tar rpf backup.tar dira
tar rpf backup.tar dirb
tar rpf backup.tar dirc

This should work right? I have around 30 folders so it will be tedious.

yah it is tedious... =( if you did it like * it would tar all direcories and subdirectories etc... works best. Whatever you do.. don't take the 'p' out of the expression or you'll lose permissions.