UNZIP Server Side
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- fusionpixel
Quick comment -
Does anyone knows of a program that would allow me to unzip files on the server side?
LONG comment -
Here is what happens, I can not upload files to any server that are larger than 10k, dont ask me why, my ISP has not being able to fix the issue for 5 months. Switch servers! I hear you, but where I am living at the moment there is only 1 ISP provider. Now, I can send stuff through dail up (and I have done it) but it takes such a long time to upload large files. I found out that if I zip up a file no matter how small or big it is, it goes through. So all I need is to find a piece of software that would allow me to unzip the file on the server side, then I could delete it.
TIA for anyone helping with this issue.
- fusionpixel0
*bump
just in case anyone knows ;o)
- vena0
you know your ISP doesn't have to be your web host...
- fusionpixel0
yup,
I cant upload to any server at all. it has to do something with the configuration in their sistem that does not allows me to upload specific kind and size of fules, but they havent taken care of it.
Sorry if didnt explain myself right in the previews post.
- vena0
oh, wow... that's a much bigger problem. i got the impression this upload problem was the fault of your web host.
if your server is *nix, you likely have zip tools already installed such as gzip.
- fusionpixel0
is there any program like CUTEFTP or any like that where I could upload a ZIP file, right click and unzip?
I tried to do it through the command line at no vail. still working on it though
- vena0
i don't know of anything like cuteftp that would do it remotely that isn't within the realm of a remote desktop type of solution.
as far as gzip is concerned, you can unzip files just by typing gunzip filename.zip at the shell prompt.
- CaP0
what about zipping the file as a self extracting one? then you wouldn't need winzip, you'd just have to double click it.
- fusionpixel0
thanks for your help.
Ill figure something out.
anyways, good to see you since the o8 times
- sparker0
you can't use self extracting installers on remote servers.
unless it is a local server and you can browse it like a network node or file server.
if it is linux, at your bash shell type "man gunzip" and read how to unzip archives on the server.
- fusionpixel0
I found this information from the server:
Archive::Tar
Archive::Zip Archive::Zip Archive::Tar::File
Archive::Zip::MockFileHandle Archive::Zip::MockFileHandle Archive::Zip::BufferedFileHandleI tried
unzip filename
but it doesnt work, does anyone knows how any of the above works?
- sparker0
those are just module types the server handles.
do you know what type of server it is?
is it linux or windows?
if it is linux, type this at the bash shell
gunzip filename.zip
the utility is gzip/gunzip
- fusionpixel0
thanks for the tip. it is a Linux server
I logged in through the command line and used the
gunzip filename.zip
to a file I created here on my machine and then uploaded it, but it just gives me:
Invalid Command.
Maybe I am doing something wrong?
- sparker0
at your bash prompt, try the commands:
$ man gunzip
or
$ which gunzip
it may not be installed. i don't know if all distro's include gzip in the default installs. i don't remember off the top of my head if gzip is included with bin-utils.
gentoo 2004.3 seems to have it as a default utility.
you can issue the following command and find out what your linux version is....
$ uname -a
- sparker0
if you would like to email me, feel free.
- fusionpixel0
thanks sparker
I spent the last hour on my hosting company website and i found out that they have to enable SSH connections. It was somewhat hidden and that is why the regular search in their site wouldnt bring it up. Anyways, I need to download a program that allows me to do SSH right? or does the command line would allow me to do that?
- sparker0
yea. i linked putty above.
after you install putty, just log into your server.
from there, you can do everything via the linux shell.
i also suggest this program:
http://winscp.sourceforge.net/en…it is as ssh (actually sftp) ftp client. it works like a basic ftp program, but over ssh.
- fusionpixel0
great! thanks again