Kazar, from the directory you're in tar -zcf ~/FILENAME.tar.gz ./ Will create the tar.gz and should store the permissions then extract the file in the right place with tar -zxf ~/FILENAME.tar.gz that should do it - and then you'll create a backup too.... need more info? On 6/12/2011 1:33 AM, adept techlists - kazar wrote:
HI all --
I am singlehandedly building my first full-blown drupal site (using 7), rolling it out (for an art project that's already live), and testing additional modules and blocks etc.
On the web server I have created a protected "sandbox" subdomain as my "test server". I am trying to find the easiest way to move the test files to the "production server" (i.e., out of the subdomain and into the TLD), and to move files back when I want to do more testing& development but using all the latest settings etc from the live site as my starting point.
I have tried simple download/upload via ftp -- permissions all get screwed on the sites/defaults/files/xxx path
I have tried gzip, download, upload tar -- the "sites" directory ends up empty
it's a major drag to have to go into an ssh session to do chowns& chmods every time i move stuff back and forth.
There must be an easier way.
If the easier way involves straight CLI please be gentle, CLI still freaks me out
thanks!
kazar
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