Connecting through another FTP

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I have some very large files I'd like to transfer to my new dedicated server from a shared hosting account. I'm wondering if it's possible, using Ubuntu Server, to connect to the other FTP (which allows SSH access as well) and download the files straight to the dedicated server? If so, how would I go about doing this?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 10 '13 at 02:17

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Sure. SSH into the new machine and initiate an FTP session from the command line and do a GET for whatever files you need on the old server.

answered Feb 10 '13 at 02:17

MDMarra

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I did a little bit more researching. Would this work in my case? http://askubuntu.com/questions/1722/basic-ubuntu-ftp-server – devs Feb 10 '13 at 02:28
No, that doesn't apply to this problem. – MDMarra Feb 10 '13 at 02:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 10 '13 at 02:46

Yes, this is possible.

You probably have scp, rsync and ftp as options to connect to the old server from the new. I'll leave it as an exercise for you to determine the best option given the constraints.

Be sure to keep in mind the bandwidth available to you, being able to resume the transfer following an interruption and whether it may make more sense to copy the data onto a suitable medium (tape, disk, flash, etc.) and mail to your new facility. This option could be less-complex.

Connecting through another FTP

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