Hi All!

i wrote a script for upload files through ftp. but i am not able to tranfer the file.

Here is the script

#!/bin/bash
HOST='www.*****.com'
USER='****'
PASSWD='****'
FILE='abc.txt'
FILE2 ='ftpstatus.txt'
ftp -n -v $HOST << EOT
user $USER $PASSWD
prompt off
mput abc.txt ftpstatus.txt
bye
EOT
sleep 12

this script is running through cron job which sends the status of this file to my mail. Result i am getting into mail is :

Connected to www.******.com (**.**.**.**).
220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [TLS] ----------
220-You are user number 4 of 50 allowed.
220-Local time is now 01:32. Server port: 21.
220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
331 User pinky OK. Password required
230-User pinky has group access to: backup
230 OK. Current restricted directory is /
Interactive mode off.
local: abc.txt remote: abc.txt
local: ftpstatus.txt remote: ftpstatus.txt
221-Goodbye. You uploaded 0 and downloaded 0 kbytes.
221 Logout.

can anyone figure out what's is going wrong in it ?????????
Please help me. it's very urgent.
Thnx in advance

if i use get command or ls command instead of put command this script works fine. but with put script don't transfer the files to ftp server.

If you run the commands manually, instead of through the script, does the transfer take place?
Is there perhaps a permission problem or mismatch on the receiving directory?

This was normally how I developed such a script to ensure that I got it right and understood what was taking place, without any surprises.

PAix

When cron runs, what is it's working directory? You may need to add some 'lcd's to your script. That would explain why gets and other commands work but puts don't.
--- rod.

Yes when i run through command line, i am able to transfer the file.
if there is any issue related to the permission i should not be able to transfer the file even by command line also.

A problem with Cron is that it doesn't run in your normal environment, you have to carefully work at at ensuring dependencies you normally take forgranted are duplicated when Cron runs your script.

As others have pointed out, when running from cron never use short names for anything and/or lcd into the relevant dir to put/mput files.

fyi - I'm using go daddy's ftp client
2 questions - fyi - I'm using godaddy
1. keep having errors related to calendar.php file - if deltete calendar file - should remainder of website load to ftp server?

1 of 3 error reads:
main(calendar).php):failed to open stream: No such file or director in /home/content/on line 6

I don't know php code - what's the best way to fix script errors?

Make sure when using cron to put the full path to the file to be 'put', or 'cd' into that dir beforehand.

Cron has limited environment variables and PATH is one it doesn't usually have set unless you set it beforehand.