FTP transfer based on file date?

[jdub]

Any utilities out there can copy a local PC directory to an FTP site based
on file date? I'd like to sync a local PC copy of a web site and the live
copy.

I can't just use my FTP client (Filezilla) and tell it to "overwrite
newer", as FTP doesn't support timestamp modification (that is, uploaded
files will not preserve the modification date of the source file but rather
the time/date when the transfer was done. Plus a possible time zone
offset.)

Anyway, I'm thinking that the most straightforward sync technique would be
a transfer client that I could tell "just traverse the directory and do the
FTP is the file date is greater than xyz". This would also allow me to do
any occasional direct on-server edit (yay PsPad!) and do a download sync.
Anything like this? (rsync on Windows looks way to painful to implement.)

jdub

 

[froodnet]

Do a google search for backup/mirror freeware. There are many that
support synchronizing over FTP. You may need to couple it with a task
scheduler to automate things.

 

[jdub]

Do a google search for backup/mirror freeware. There are many that
support synchronizing over FTP. You may need to couple it with a task
scheduler to automate things.

Well there may be many, but I did my due diligence of searching usenet, web
search, freeware sites and didn't really find any freeware prog that fit the
bill. I found syncback wanting (the FAQ list of what it DOESN'T do is
extensive.) Tried fullsync which gave me a wonderful error message ("illegal
character in opaque part at index 2"); also all the uninstall does is display a
list of .jar files!

If "there are many", can you state a couple?

thanks -

jdub

 

[froodnet]

(e-mail address removed) wrote:

Sorry, sounds like your needs are maybe more specific. All I know is
that there are backup utilities that support FTP, but it sounds like you
know where to look and have already tried a few, so you know more than I
do. Sorry. I have used "Back it up!" mainly. See
http://web.telia.com/~u32102551/

Maybe that will work for you...?

 

[Kristof Gajsek]

I can't just use my FTP client (Filezilla) and tell it to "overwrite
newer", as FTP doesn't support timestamp modification (that is, uploaded
files will not preserve the modification date of the source file but rather
the time/date when the transfer was done. Plus a possible time zone
offset.)

Try FTPSync at http://www.cyberkiko.com. It transfers/sync files via
FTP, based only on source modifications.

Best regards, Kristof
http://www.cyberkiko.com