LazyFTP

LazyFTP is a commandline PHP script that keeps remote files in sync with local files via FTP. It monitors a local directory tree for changes and uploads or deletes files as necessary to keep the remote directory in sync.

Note: LazyFTP is no longer being maintained. I do not plan to release any updates and I probably won’t answer support questions. Use at your own risk.

Requirements

PHP 4.3.3 or higher
PHP FTP extension

Downloads

lazyftp.php v1.0.0 (released 10/01/2003)

Caveats

Only monitors local files for changes, not remote files.
Does not automatically create or delete remote directories. You should make sure your remote directory tree is an exact mirror of your local tree before you run LazyFTP.
Iterates through the local directory tree at a set interval (every five seconds by default). If you’re using LazyFTP to sync a directory with a large number of files or subdirectories, you may want to set the LazyFTP PHP process to a lower priority than other processes so it doesn’t hog the CPU.

Usage

Synopsis

lazyftp [option <argument> ...]

Options

Option	Argument	Description
-i	<interval>	Interval at which files are checked for changes (in seconds).
-l	<localdir>	Local directory to monitor for changes.
-p	<pass>	FTP password.
-P		Use passive mode for file transfers.
-r	<remotedir>	FTP directory to which changed files should be uploaded.
-s	<host>	FTP server hostname or IP address.
-S		Connect using SSL-FTP.
-u	<user>	FTP username (if not specified, login will be anonymous).
-v		Enable verbose status messages.

Example

# lazyftp.php -l /my/files -s ftp.pants.com -r /home/monkey -v

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