What's the simplest way to have a cronjob of ftp a file?

[761210]

Hi guys,

wht would be the simplest way to ftp a file to another server with a cronjob?

 

[dbase77]

Hi,

1) create .netrc file in you home directory. Permission 600. Content of .netrc file:

machine ftp_server_ip login login_name password your_pass

2) create a script to ftp the file automatically. Eg.

ftp -i<<EOF
open ftp_server_ip
ascii
cd /remote/ftp/location
lcd /local/ftp/location
put filename
get file
bye
EOF

Hope this help you.

feroz

 

[tarn]

Or for an option without the .netrc

<START SCRIPT>
#!/bin/sh
# ----------------------------------------
# FTP script
#
# This is where you specify the settings for the ftp
# Changes will be: host,user & password
# ----------------------------------------
host=nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
user=USER
password=PASSWORD
destination=/path/to/somewhere
errorlog=/path/to/ftperror.txt
#------------------------------------
echo &quot;-----------------------------&quot; >> $errorlog
echo `date` >> $errorlog
echo &quot;-----------------------------&quot; >> $errorlog
ftp -v -n $host << EOF >> $errorlog
user $user $password
prompt
ascii
cd $destination
lcd /path/to/local/directory
mput *
quit
EOF
print &quot;Proces complete&quot;

<END SCRIPT>
If you want a more secure method use scp (secure copy) with public/private keys this way you encrypt your data while it is transferred.

As for the cron to run a script, cron is usually to run a process/script at a given time/date for nTimes, now you may need to produce a more detailed script if the cron is to run on a regular basis and not overwrite files on the reciveing end server.

You could also take a look at wget (as this has options that check if local file is newer than remote) that way you save bandwidth and prevent overwrites.

Good Luck
Laurie.

 

[sstilton]

Feroz....is correct...I would also add that you might want to transfer your files in binary. Instead of ascii to do this simply put &quot;bi&quot; where ascii is in his outline.