Re: FTP and HTTP General question

In article <9bb0d$44adf1b8$54728f63$25128@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Stan wrote:
Kevin Collins wrote:

In article <e8c88$44ad620a$54728f63$5055@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Stan wrote:
Kevin Collins wrote:

In article <696bb$44ad5227$54728f63$7099@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Stan wrote:
Stephane M wrote:

Hi,

i just wonder if you could explain to me how this works...

My internet provider allows me to have ~ 20Mb of Web space
(http://My_URL.com)
For that, I can connect via an FTP site... and reach my Http webpage
with an FTP software.... (ftp://homepages.......)

Now, if I am running CentOS... How can I do that ?

I declare in Apache something like :

<Virtual host *:80>
servername : <My_URL.com>
directory /home/<my_name)

- but how a FTP software can reach this page for upload ?

Thanks


I think all you need to do is to login to your web space through your
providers server by using an FTP client. I'm quite sure you don't need
to configure an FTP server of your own like Kevin suggested. your
provider already have that up and running.

All you need is a username and password giving to you by your provider
to access your web space through an FTP client to upload and download
the contents of you web space.

The OP is not asking how to access his ISP, he is asking how to setup
similar behavior on his home system.

The Apache "Virtual Host" directive above points to his local system,
not his ISP... So, if he *is* asking how to access his ISP, his example
is wrong.

Kevin



if you're careful enough, you'll realize that he wrote the following:

My internet provider allows me to have ~ 20Mb of Web space
(http://My_URL.com)
For that, I can connect via an FTP site... and reach my Http webpage
with an FTP software.... (ftp://homepages.......)

Now, if I am running CentOS... How can I do that ?

It is clear that Stephane is looking for help on how to connect to his
web space through FTP.

And if you are careful enough, you will see the OP wrote:

I declare in Apache something like :

<Virtual host *:80>
servername : <My_URL.com>
directory /home/<my_name)


That is creating a virtual host name for a web server on his box, pointing
to a directory on his box. Why would the OP be configuring his local web
server to point to a local filesystem if he wanted to get to his ISP?

I might be wrong but that's all I understand from the writing...

I guess we wait for the OP... :)

Kevin


with all due respect, how on earth do you think setting up a virtual host
(meaning configuring your own FTP server) will help you to connect to a
provider's FTP server. You keep on referring to Stephane's suggestion of
configuring a virtual host to solve the problem. Is it not obvious that
he's not sure if that's the right way to go... what do you think about this
statement:

With all due respect to you, YOU are not reading the original post. He is
pointing out with the VirtualHost how he can define a website on his box - just
like what he has on his ISP. What he is asking is how to now simulate being
able to FTP the files from HIS box where he is running a web site.

Now, if I am running CentOS... How can I do that ?

I will advice you to read and understand a question before jumping to post
misleading answers here.

You can advise me all you like - maybe you should follow your own advice.

If you still insist that you're right, don't forget that other people read
what you write. You maybe fooling yourself and not me!!!

I never insisted I was right. In fact, up above I stated "I guess we wait for
the OP". You are entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to mine. I'm not
attempting to "fool" anyone - I'm simply staing a possible answer to another
person's unclear question. You, however, seem to be taking it personally that I
don't agree with you.

I'm waiting for all the "other people" to point out how wrong I am...

Kevin
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