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How to upload a file to a web server

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by sugus5 1 view

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Hi, this is probably a simple answer but I am not familiar with doing this.
I need to copy a file to a web server say, dev.server.com
I was told by my boss to log into the web server shell using ssh. How do I bring up the web server shell? Can I do so from the command prompt?
Thanks in advance.

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by jack-m

Hi, 1st, SSH is Ssh (Secure Shell) a program to log into another computer over a network, to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files from one machine to another. It provides strong authentication and secure communications over unsecure channels. It is intended as a replacement for rlogin, rsh, and rcp.
Jack

It's probably encrypted and will require a password. I'm sure if you ask your boss "how do you do it, I don't want to make any mistakes?" he'll show you how it's done in your company.

by jack-m

Hi, 1st, SSH is Ssh (Secure Shell) a program to log into another computer over a network, to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files from one machine to another. It provides strong authentication and secure communications over unsecure channels. It is intended as a replacement for rlogin, rsh, and rcp.

It's probably encrypted and will require a password. I'm sure if you ask your boss "how do you do it, I don't want to make any mistakes?" he'll show you how it's done in your company.

Jack

by sugus5

My boss did leave me a set of steps on how and where to post the file but I am not sure where I am supposed to login. He is located interstate so is unable to show me.

by hal 9000

Well this is really an Internet thing and can vary depending on how the setup was configured.

However if you have no direct login details I would start at the obvious place the Web Page and see if there is an opening in there or an FTP program of some kind on your terminal

Sorry but there is no [b]Easy Answer[/b] here as it all depends on how the setup was originally configured but you can start looking at your terminal or web page depending on exactly what it is that you need to upload.

Col

by sugus5

The web server address redirected me to another website so that didn't work... but I was able to download a free ftp program (Core FTP) and transfer the file(s) that way. I'm still trying to work out where I am supposed to use the 'ssh' command.

by sugus5

I downloaded a free SSH program and was able to do what I wanted from there.

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