probably not possible on a php hosting account. usually requires a shell. in which case your suggestion works. -jmz On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 2:54 PM, keith smith wrote: > That would be a better suggestion! > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > >> From: Joshua Zeidner >> Subject: Re: Is there a faster/better way to ftp? >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 2:44 PM >>  just tar the files first... >> >>  -jmz >> >> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Josef Lowder >> wrote: >> > . >> > I'm going through the painfully slow process of moving >> all of my web files >> > from one web host to another by command line 'ftp mget >> *" download >> > from the old system to 'ftp mput *" upload to the new >> web host. >> > >> > Is there a better/faster way to do this? >> > >> > Is there some way to do entire directories and >> subdirectories with a >> > single command rather than having to do each >> subdirectory separately? >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss