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linux ssh : send file through FTP
Hello experts
My system makes a backup of my database every day. (backup.zip)
My goal is to automatically transmit this file to another server through FTP (using an SSH command that will be exceuted afetr backup is done)
Can someone tell me if such thing is possible ?
My system makes a backup of my database every day. (backup.zip)
My goal is to automatically transmit this file to another server through FTP (using an SSH command that will be exceuted afetr backup is done)
Can someone tell me if such thing is possible ?
Hi,
You can transfer that backup file(backup.zip) from your server to another server using a simple way(scp or rsync).
add the source server to ssh passwordless authentication entry on remote server(check this URL: http://linuxproblem.org/art_9.html).
Else you can achieve this through sftp(secure ftp how to: http://www.brennan.id.au/16-Secure_Shell.html)
Thanks,
Jay
You can transfer that backup file(backup.zip) from your server to another server using a simple way(scp or rsync).
scp backup.zip user@remoteserver_IP:/path/of/remoteserveradd the source server to ssh passwordless authentication entry on remote server(check this URL: http://linuxproblem.org/art_9.html).
Else you can achieve this through sftp(secure ftp how to: http://www.brennan.id.au/16-Secure_Shell.html)
Thanks,
Jay
Hi,
Do you want to use FTP explicitly? Otherwise you can use SCP (file transfer over SSH). Becasue it is not possible to send a file over FTP using SSH. though you can use SCP ovver SSH.
Cheers,
K.
Do you want to use FTP explicitly? Otherwise you can use SCP (file transfer over SSH). Becasue it is not possible to send a file over FTP using SSH. though you can use SCP ovver SSH.
Cheers,
K.
SFTP is a common method of file transfer over SSH. It isn't technically FTP over SSH (which is possible but rare) but SFTP does all the same stuff as FTP. The advantages of SFTP over FTP are 1) encryption and 2) it only uses one port (default 22) . Meanwhile FTP uses separate ports for control channel and data channel.
Use ncftpput.
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If you need to send your file via FTP for some reason (not recommended, since not secure) you will have to use the FTP command: http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_ftp.htm
But if there is a SSH connection anyways, consider using the SCP command ( http://www.linuxtutorialblog.com/post/ssh-and-scp-howto-tips-tricks ) which is a part of the SSH suite and hence available wherever there is SSH.