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 <jjzeidner@gmail.com> 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 <klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:
> That would be a better suggestion!
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
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> --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: Is there a faster/better way to ftp?
>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>> 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 <joe@actionline.com>
>> 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?
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