Transferring files from one server to another without downloading and re-uploading
There are two main methods of doing this, wget and cURL.
WGET
You Need:
-A server with TELNET access
-Windows XP
-A direct link to a file.
How To:
1. Go to Start>Run in XP and type in "Telnet", without quotes.
2. login to your server, usually with the command o
http://www.server.com, where
http://www.server.com is the name of your server.
3. type wget
http://file.com/file.avi, where the URL is the url of the file you wish to transfer.
wait.
and you're done! it should transfer the file into the root directory of your server.
CURL
You Need:
- a web server with SSH access and cURL installed
- a direct link to a file
- PuTTY or similar ssh program
How To:
1. login to your server via SSH
2. type curl -o output.avi
http://file.com/file.avi , where output.avi is the output name of the file and the URL is the URL of the file you wish to transfer.
and you're done. it should transfer the file into the root directory of your server.
