Upload files to Linux server without FTP

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Hello all,

Is there a way to upload files to a Linux server without FTP. I can create the solution either in C# or Java. Any help on this would be great.

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Sebastian

Posted 25-Sep-12 0:15am

Sebastian T Xavier

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manoranjan · Answer 1 · 2012-09-25T04:35:00

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Use HTTP. You need to have HTTP server on Linux

Posted 25-Sep-12 4:35am

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Sebastian T Xavier 26-Sep-12 0:48am

What if the server don't have HTTP enabled?

manoranjan 26-Sep-12 1:13am

You need to have 'something' on Linux to receive files. It can be FTP, FTPS, HTTP(S), SSH, RSH server or even your own custom 'receiver' application. You need to decide the appropriate mechanism before creating your program.

File upload thru FTP, SSH (i.e. SFTP or scp), RSH (i.e. rcp) are usually done through a batch file. You will need an appropriate client program. However, you can also find appropriate client libraries (mostly, FTP clients) that you can use in your Java or C# app.

On the other hand, HTTP is well supported in both .NET and Java SDK. Additionally, if you need secure communication, you can easily upgrade to HTTP over SSL (HTTPS).

Of course, if you feel that the overhead of installing (and securing) a http server is too much (and your application is small). Then you can write your own server that will receive files. However, from my experience, small applications turn big quite quickly :). You might be better off using existing infrastructure.

I don't recommend RSH or FTP since password is not encrypted during transmission.

HTH. Good luck!