ftp'ing via shell script issue

closet geek · 09-18-2006, 05:35 PM

Hi,

Why does this code:

ftp -n $HOST <<END_SCRIPT
quote USER $USER
quote PASS $PASSWD
cd public_html
put $FILE
quit
END_SCRIPT
exit 0

end up placing the file above the public_html direcory? It definitely changed to public_html (as confirmed by pwd). Yet it *always* puts the file above the public_html.

Help!

cg

p.s. is it sad I just tried to dd a line in this box

closet geek · 09-19-2006, 10:54 AM

Got everyone beat eh?

cg

ntubski · 09-19-2006, 12:01 PM

Is it possible that the server only allows uploads to the public_html directory?

closet geek · 09-19-2006, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ntubski

Is it possible that the server only allows uploads to the public_html directory?

That'd be perfect, but the upload is going above the public_html directory even though a pwd shows that the public_html is the currently selected directory!

Just to make it clear, the upload goes into /home/user/ when I want it to go to /home/user/public_html/

cg

chrism01 · 09-20-2006, 02:05 AM

I think ntubski meant the dir above that eg is it possible that write perm is not avail on the public_html dir to the ftp process.
Just because you can cd into it, doesn't mean you can write to it.

bigearsbilly · 09-20-2006, 05:44 AM

what if you do it manually?
does it work?

is it your machine?

closet geek · 09-20-2006, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigearsbilly

what if you do it manually?
does it work?

is it your machine?

Yes it's my machine! Anywho I have got it sorted now, it was a problem with the $FILE parameter. I'd set it to /confirm but FTP translated the / as an instruction to go to the FTP root.

Thanks,

cg