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Remote zipping?

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  • 07-08-2007 12:36pm
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    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,
    What's the simplest way to zip files on an ftp server?
    I back up an 8Mb folder, made up of multiple files, but it takes ages to download the indiviual files.
    I'm on a Mac, by the way.

    My terminal ssh is blocked for some reason.

    Cheers,
    Steve.


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    misterq
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    sorry, without terminal access I can't think of any practical way to do it.
    It could be possible to upload a perl or php file to run the zip command for you, but it would be quite dependent on server settings, security etc.
    (and whether it is also a web server or just an ftp server)


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    fatherdougalmag
    Registered Users Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭fatherdougalmag


    If you use the remotehelp command in FTP you could check to see if the MODE command is supported by the server. Depending on the server configuration, a compressed transfer mode might be supported. In that case, you would do something like 
    ftp> quote mode Z
    to switch to compressed transfer mode (that's just an example). You'd need to check with the FTP server admin if any such modes are supported.


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