Comments on: FTP: There Has To Be A Better Way

By: Moglo O'Coof

Moglo O'Coof — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:28:17 +0000

By: Howard Young

Howard Young — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:21:29 +0000

I used to “hack” on the server, but I do all my testing on a local server then put the files under configuration control using Perforce (http://www.perforce.com/), a SCM tool.

Then I go to the live site and sync the files to the configuration on my local server. An exact image of the files are copied onto the live site.

If I need to make a changes, I do it on the local server the resync from the live site and only the changes get updated.

By: adw

adw — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:11:10 +0000

I’ve messed around with webdrive and similar things. My biggest problem with all those is when you’re network is shaky or something weird happens behind the scenes – you can get some weird problems, files being in one place or not the other.

I prefer to remove the “middle man” and just code on the server in vim. There’s a learning curve involved, but once you get it down, it’s well worth the time!

By: Derrick Shields

Derrick Shields — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:48:13 +0000

Most of the popular IDE’s (Dreamweaver, NuSphere) allow you to edit/save directly on the server. No manual transferring required. Hit me up on aim (adscapeinc) if you want help setting it up.

By: champ

champ — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:04:01 +0000

clean ur comp dude.. the piratebay one probably had a virus

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By: Alex Baldwin

Alex Baldwin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:51:32 +0000

I like just using dreamweaver and their built in ftp. It’s great for editing, however, I still haven’t figured out if it has the ability to straight upload pictures and other content through cyberduck (osx). Dreamweaver is also pretty “available”.

By: nickycakes

nickycakes — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:43:41 +0000

@freddy nobody said anything about affording it. i can afford to pay for an xp license..but…

By: Smaxor

Smaxor — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:40:17 +0000

I think I mentioned to you if you’re coding in the Zend IDE ( which is LOVE ) you can right click in the file browser on the left side and say add ftp. Then setup your sFTP and it adds it just like another drive. I’ve been working like this for a few years. It’s really nice because you work right on the server rather then locally and having to transfer. Also if you’re interested in all the debugging capabilities of Zend you can debug right on the server this way as well.

By: Liface

Liface — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:19:31 +0000

Doesn’t help much with the comparing aspect, but I use Rightload to upload stuff to a FTP via a right click menu:
http://rightload.org/