-=> Dreamer wrote to Mikesla <=-   
      
    Dr>   Re: Downloading files to my Webhost server.   
    Dr>   By: Mikesla to All on Fri Jun 24 2011 01:12 pm   
      
    >  Okay this is what I am wanting to do. I wish to download files to my   
    > webhost without having to download then upload to it.   
      
    > Okay now that I have said that, I know all about Putty, it works very well   
    > but what I am needing is something like a web-browser within my webhost   
    > which I can then use to login to forums, and sites I visit so I can   
    > download files which I need to be logged in to do.   
      
    Dr> There's a difference between a webhost and a virtual private server.   
    Dr> You would use Putty to connect to a terminal shell on a remote server.   
    Dr> Webhosting providers do not provide you with a shell, and so Putty has   
    Dr> nothing to connect to.   
      
    Dr> Assuming you have just a webhost, I'm not immediately aware of anything   
    Dr> that could help you remotely log in.  In fact, the "web" these days is   
    Dr> designed to specifically disallow that for security.  Your best bet is   
    Dr> to download everything you need, and archive it into one ZIP file.   
    Dr> Your provider should have a tool that allows you to upload and   
    Dr> automatically unzip.  If not, search around, there are some PHP tools   
    Dr> available that you can install.   
      
    Dr> If you do have a VPS, there are various ways to log in to a site from   
    Dr> within the shell, assuming it's a *nix shell.  I suggest installing   
    Dr> "elinks", it's a pretty user friendly text web browser.  You should be   
    Dr> able to log into most sites with it and download what you need.   
      
   Hi Dreamer.   
      
   Okay thanks. I guess I'll stick with putty for now. I did take a brief look at   
   elinks but that isn't for me.   
      
   Thanks again Dreamer for the info.   
      
   Cheers.   
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