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Old July 4th, 2006, 09:04 PM
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Which FTP client?
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Which FTP client do you guys use? I've got the old WS_FTP 95 and am thinking of upgrading. Mainly because i want to upload a certain type of file at a time. My html and image files are all mixed up in directories (i know, bad practice) so when i make a change to the html/php files i have to upload the image files again. Is there a client out there on which you can specify which type of file extension should be uploaded.

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Do you have ssh (Secure Shell) access on your server?
If so try PuTTY . It comes with pscp.exe . Use with wildcard from a command prompt, e.g.,

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pscp *.html username@your-host:/path/to/where/ever

It'll ask for your password.

Once you get the syntax down, it's much faster than a GUI FTP client.

If you don't like that route, FileZilla is good and it can sort the directory by filetype extension.
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Do you have ssh (Secure Shell) access on your server?
If so try PuTTY . It comes with pscp.exe . Use with wildcard from a command prompt, e.g.,

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pscp *.html username@your-host:/path/to/where/ever

It'll ask for your password.

Once you get the syntax down, it's much faster than a GUI FTP client.

If you don't like that route, FileZilla is good and it can sort the directory by filetype extension.
Filezilla _is_ good. I just discovered it yesterday on Portable Apps. For a GUI windows app, I'm impressed.
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Thanks for the advice, downloaded Filezilla and i'm impressed so far!
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In addition to my Dreamweaver FTP, I use SmartFTP Client. It gives me drag and drop capabilities, gives progress bars and a whole lot more.
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dreamweaver isnt a bad ftp, having all the sites and the web it builds is a nice touch, but its kind of bulky to load. i used smartftp for a while but recently started using cuteftp. you could always just use the explorer in windows ;P

open a folder, in address: "ftp://user***@url.com" when im feeling lazy i use that.


*edit* that would be user : p a s s. as in password.
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Dreamweaver is annoying from time to time, but is helpful. I use the smart for misc. file uploads and faster site deployment. I'll have to check out cuteftp, but I've heard great reviews.
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dreamweaver isnt a bad ftp, having all the sites and the web it builds is a nice touch, but its kind of bulky to load. i used smartftp for a while but recently started using cuteftp. you could always just use the explorer in windows ;P

open a folder, in address: "ftp://user***@url.com" when im feeling lazy i use that.


*edit* that would be user : p a s s. as in password.
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I use FileZilla because I find it fast and reliable. Perhaps not the nicest interface, but it has many powerful features.
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I use Internet Explorer, am i mad?

Just ever so slightly (though ie does support passive ftp which the command line ftp does not)

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