Any ftp software to unzip files on server?

*Sunny* · 04-04-2007, 11:03 AM

Is there any ftp software to unzip files on my server?

Nameslot · 04-04-2007, 11:37 AM

I don't know of any FTP software but you can unzip the files in the cpanel - filemanager.

*Sunny* · 04-04-2007, 11:43 AM

I am hosted on godaddy and do not know about cpanel

SVB · 04-04-2007, 12:04 PM

Try making a php page
<?php
$unzip = shell_exec("unzip filename.zip");
?>

*Sunny* · 04-04-2007, 12:10 PM

the php page which I have created is not opening.

GiorgosK · 04-05-2007, 02:36 AM

can perhaps try installing the "php-shell" on your server. It lets you run shell command on the server such as "zip file" or "unzip file" (if the zip and unzip are installed on the server)

I just wrote something about backing up your website yesterday that talks about that too

avantis · 04-05-2007, 03:46 AM

Do you mean an FTP software to upload and unzip your files all in one go?

Well I don't know of any FTP software which does this, but I do know and sometimes use some web-based FTP facilities that are able to do that. There are some sites out there which provide this facility, but for myself I usually use Web2FTP.com (to be used along with SmartFTP which is installed in my computer).

*Sunny* · 04-05-2007, 05:59 AM

www.web2ftp.com is not working at this time. Another site is www.net2ftp.com but after extracting it gives me error.

littleFella · 04-05-2007, 11:30 PM

The only proggie I know (and use a lot) that can do it is webmin. Among its many modules, it has a File Manager (java based) and within it you can upload a compressed file (zip, tar, gzip) which can be optionally decompressed on the server and then the compressed file deleted.

Of course, to install webmin you need to have full admin rights to the server. To use it, you need to have access rights to your designated directories.

avantis · 04-06-2007, 03:45 AM

Sorry for that! I just realized too that web2ftp is not working at this time. However, other web-based FTP services seem to be able to decompress zip files automatically while uploading, too. I've just taken a look at surftp.com (another such service), and it can do that as well.

Anyway, webmin, as suggested by littleFella, seems to be good too.

CapsLOCK · 04-06-2007, 03:52 AM

Easest way - using Internet explorer

lwbbs · 04-06-2007, 01:21 PM

Does your server support PHP?
What is your error message?

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Sunny*

the php page which I have created is not opening.

*Sunny* · 04-07-2007, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lwbbs

Does your server support PHP?
What is your error message?

No error message is displayed. The pages is not opening. My server supports php as I am using certain php scripts.

I have uploaded some zip files and now I want to extract them.

lwbbs · 04-07-2007, 11:15 AM

Based the package of PEAR File_Archive, write some code to uncompress
you ZIP files.

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Sunny*

No error message is displayed. The pages is not opening. My server supports php as I am using certain php scripts.

I have uploaded some zip files and now I want to extract them.

Sexy Sania · 04-08-2007, 11:35 PM

Hi sunny

i would give you the advice to ask fro the Godaddy people for help.

you know "this fact that godaddy doesnot provide Cpanel hosting" was the only reason that i didnt host my site with them

lwbbs · 04-08-2007, 11:46 PM

What is the control panel of GoDaddy? Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sexy Sania

Hi sunny

i would give you the advice to ask fro the Godaddy people for help.

you know "this fact that godaddy doesnot provide Cpanel hosting" was the only reason that i didnt host my site with them

lwbbs · 04-10-2007, 12:59 PM

Good. I will try it. Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by herbie70

Hi, I am hosted by GoDaddy as well and I upload my sites using ZipDeploy.
Actually it performs unzip on server and also zip on server (backup), very fast piece of soft.
Here's the link to it: ZipDeploy - unzip on server

hoticegirl · 10-26-2007, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GiorgosK

can perhaps try installing the "php-shell" on your server. It lets you run shell command on the server such as "zip file" or "unzip file" (if the zip and unzip are installed on the server)

I installed the php-shell and tryed to use the unzip command but got error:
"sh: /usr/local/safe/unzip: No such file or directory"

Does that mean that the unzip command is not installed on the server? If so then can I install it and how?
thanks

GiorgosK · 10-28-2007, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoticegirl

I installed the php-shell and tryed to use the unzip command but got error:
"sh: /usr/local/safe/unzip: No such file or directory"

Does that mean that the unzip command is not installed on the server? If so then can I install it and how?
thanks

Unfortunatelly not all servers have zip installed, but most will have tar which you could work with ... your host administrator (hosting company) can probably install zip (you could if you were on dedicated) but I don't think they will ... but you can try asking them ...

For now try to see if first command works and use the 2nd or 3rd command

Quote:

tar /help

//zip contents of folder
tar -zcf package.tar.gz folder/

//extract tar.gz file in currect folder
tar -xzf package.tar.gz

hoticegirl · 10-28-2007, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GiorgosK

Unfortunatelly not all servers have zip installed, but most will have tar which you could work with ... your host administrator (hosting company) can probably install zip (you could if you were on dedicated) but I don't think they will ... but you can try asking them ...

For now try to see if first command works and use the 2nd or 3rd command

it seems that tar is not installed too, gives the same error:
$ tar /help
"sh: /usr/local/safe/tar: No such file or directory"

But I got the problem solved with web based FTP client:
http://www.net2ftp.com/

Thank you everybody