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Any FTP Clients that allow Zipping files?

xaitmixaitmi Member
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Hi.

I know it can be done easily via SSH but I was wondering if it was possible to zip files on the server, via an FTP Client.

Like you'd just select the files you want to zip, and hit zip.

Then download the zip.

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  • earlearl Member
    edited April 2015

    winscp does.. you just have to make sure zip/unzip is installed on the server and you can add the command into winscp under the preference and custom commands section.

    Edit:

    Oops.. that's actually if you connect with SFTP.

  • perennateperennate Member, Host Rep

    FTP does not support operations like zip/unzip.

  • hostnoobhostnoob Member

    WinSCP

  • xaitmixaitmi Member

    @earl said:
    winscp does.. you just have to make sure zip/unzip is installed on the server and you can add the command into winscp under the preference and custom commands section.

    Edit:

    Oops.. that's actually if you connect with SFTP.

    Yes I'd connect via SFTP

  • earlearl Member

    @xaitmi said:
    Yes I'd connect via SFTP

    If you're using windows then use winscp..

    http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

    to add the custom commands go to "options">>preferences>>commands>>add

    Zip

    zip "!?&Enter an Archive Name:?archive.zip!" !&

    Unzip

    unzip "!"

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  • mikhomikho Member, Host Rep

    Regular FTP doesn't have this feature. Some FTP server software allows for addons or features to be added, if you need it then talk to the FTP owner.

  • Ole_JuulOle_Juul Member

    What's an "FTP owner"?

  • mikhomikho Member, Host Rep

    @Ole_Juul said:
    What's an "FTP owner"?

    The person who setup the FTP Server?

  • Ole_JuulOle_Juul Member

    Oh, of course. Stupid question. Sorry. :)

  • xaitmixaitmi Member
    edited April 2015

    @mikho said:
    Regular FTP doesn't have this feature. Some FTP server software allows for addons or features to be added, if you need it then talk to the FTP owner.

    I own the VPS so I'd be the "FTP Owner", how can I install zip? I have vsftp installed right now

  • mikhomikho Member, Host Rep

    If you look at the http://glftpd.eu ftpd you can add features/scripts to do virtually everything for you.

  • earlearl Member
    edited April 2015

    @Ole_Juul said:
    Oh, of course. Stupid question. Sorry. :)

    It's not a stupid question, mikho is just super smart ! :P

    So you going to post more pics? I enjoyed the last two you shared with us.

  • Ole_JuulOle_Juul Member

    @earl said: pics?

    This isn't the right thread, but anyway, here's a pic of my favourite computer. And yes, it'll do FTP - but that doesn't leave much room for pkzip!
    https://i1.wp.com/i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/Eyonymus/Computers/PCab1.jpg

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