Anyway to do a server to server move while retaining cmhod properties?

[BurntToast]

I will be moving from http://dixiesys.com to http://www.hostpc.com and my website is around 800mb of raw files.

I tried transferring the data to my computer first, before offloading to the new server. But my connection times out ever hour or so. Even if I did get the files downloaded, uploading at 40kb/s max would be a nightmare.

So I'm thinking of doing a server to server transfer with FlashFXP (ftp client). Can anyone recommend this app or suggest a better one for me, or better idea? I doubt it will retain the chmod properties, but at least the files will be moved.

Thanks

 

[deuce868]

If the servers are yours you can use rsync. It will allow you to sync directories and maintain all ownership of files.

 

[KingKaeru]

rsync will work fine but you can also use scp (if you have access to ssh).

SCP with -p parameter to preserve your permissions

scp -rp username@host1:/path/to/dir [email]username@host2.com[/email]:/path/to/dir

If you dont have ssh support, you could always tar your directory up beforehand before transferring.

--KK

 

[sornman]

Both good ideas (scp and rsync). But if you just want to move the files, another method (provided you are using linux or similar) just use:

tar cvfpsz filename.tar.gz directory

Then ftp it over to the new server and use:

tar xvfpsz filename.tar.gz

The 'p' option retains the persmissions.