If you are moving a lot of small files, then FileZilla's multiple connections accelerates transfers by doing concurrent transfers (up to 10). If they are large files, it doesn't make a difference. Eric On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > 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 > -- Eric Cope http://cope-et-al.com