How can I zip files remotely on my server?

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    I need to zip files while on my server. What's the best way to do this?
     
    Gatorade, Jan 7, 2007 IP
  2. w8amoment

    w8amoment Well-Known Member

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    I use my online ftp site for that. Works fine for me.
    Will send you the url via PM ;)
     
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    Gatorade Peon

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    That's a very impressive site, it worked great. Thanks.
     
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    eXe Notable Member

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    If your server runs on *nix, you can use this command (over ssh) to zip files:

    zip zipfilename.zip a b c d
    Code (markup):
    a, b, c & d being the names of the files you want to compress/zip.

    And to unzip:
    unzip zipfilename.zip
    Code (markup):
     
    eXe, Jan 8, 2007 IP