Currently I am using the FTP client from Total Commander which, when you upload a file that needs to be overwritten, first deletes the file on the server and then uploads the new version. This means that during the upload process, this file is unavailable/incomplete on the server and this is a big inconvenience for me. I am looking for an FTP client that uploads the new file to a temporary location on the server and only when the upload is complete replaces the old file. Do you know of any such clients? Thank you
hmm. not quite sure why you wanna do that, but i strongly recommend Filezilla, its fast and free. does a crap load of things cheeck it out!
Like I said, when I modify a file, that file is unavailable to visitors for a few seconds. If I change an include file for example, the whole website throws PHP and MySQL errors and it looks really bad.
I use Bitkinex (freeware). It's the fastest ftp client I've ever used (compared to easyftp, cuteftp, fireftp, filezilla and a lot of other clients; it uses multi-threaded download/upload and something else that improves speed). I don't know any software that would do what you want, I never had problems with that (a few seconds don't make a noticeable difference, unless you change the file 10 times per minute . You should try using WAMP or something similar to test everything locally, then upload to your server once (Especially useful if you have a slow Internet connection).
I am using PROFTPD with mysql user and proftpd GUI admin. The how to url is given below please verify http://ubuntulinux.co.in/proftp-server-configuration-and-GUI-Administration.php
I use FireFTP, it's a addon for the firefox browser.. seems to work ok and my other choice is Filezilla