[olug] sftp using cURL

[DYNATRON tech]

okay.....

when curl/libcurl is compiled, the .configure script searches for a library
(libssh2). if that library is not implemented on the machine during compile,
you will not get sftp functionality.

what i think i need to do:

install libssh2
uninstall curl.
compile and install curl.



On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:39 AM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:

> for some reason, curl -V now (3 days later) reports the supported protocols
> on my laptop. don't ask me why it didn't before, but now it does....
>
> administrator at bunt:~$ curl -V
> curl 7.18.0 (i486-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.18.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8g zlib/1.2.3.3libidn/1.1
> Protocols: tftp ftp telnet dict ldap ldaps http file https ftps
> Features: GSS-Negotiate IDN IPv6 Largefile NTLM SSL libz
>
> my laptop version does not support sftp.
>
> administrator at bunt:~$ curl -V
> curl 7.18.0 (i486-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.18.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8g zlib/1.2.3.3libidn/1.1
> Protocols: tftp ftp telnet dict ldap ldaps http file https ftps
> Features: GSS-Negotiate IDN IPv6 Largefile NTLM SSL libz
>
> ___________________________________________________________
>
>
> this is the output from my new 9.04 box....
>
> administrator at bunt:~$ curl -V
> curl 7.18.2 (i486-pc-linux-gnu) libcurl/7.18.2 OpenSSL/0.9.8g zlib/1.2.3.3libidn/1.10
> Protocols: tftp ftp telnet dict ldap ldaps http file https ftps
> Features: GSS-Negotiate IDN IPv6 Largefile NTLM SSL libz
>
> this version does not support sftp either. it seems that this functionality
> needs to be added to the default implementation.
>
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:59 AM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> i can not make changes to my target server. it's not my server. my web
>> host is a member of OLUG. if he gets the time, maybe he will have something
>> to say, but i'm not going to bother him about it. i'd like to accomplish
>> this on the client end.
>>
>> *anyone confused about the SFTP/FTPS protocols....
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SFTP
>>
>> SFTP is SSH-FTP _AKA_ secure FTP
>> FTPS is FTP over SSL*
>>
>>
>> if cURL is working properly, it will accomplish exactly what i'm trying to
>> do. doing this at a CLI will allow me to automate the process with a()
>> simple shell script(s). i appreciate the alternative suggestions, but i'm
>> not the type to give up because i can't initially figure it out.
>>
>> i use filezilla at the time to push my SFTP updates, so i think that my
>> SSH is set up correctly, otherwise i wouldn't be able to use SFTP at all
>> (correct?). i can load an xml queue into filezilla, but the automation of
>> that doesn't have the simplicity that i'm looking for.
>>
>> cURL isn't properly configured on my laptop machine - i'm fairly well
>> convinced that. it seems my implementation of cURL just needs to be fixed.
>> that's what i'm seeking help with.
>>
>> i've got an ubuntu 9.04 box i'm playing with. that will be my next
>> attempt. this seems to have caught a lot of interest on the list, so i'll
>> keep you guys updated on my progress. maybe someone else can be saved the
>> headache.
>>
>> side note:
>> maybe we should set up an IPB forum for oluggers. that would be cool. just
>> link to topics from here...keep inboxes looking pretty.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 11:53 PM, Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:
>>
>>> Jay Hannah wrote:
>>> > I think you're confusing SFTP and FTPS.  :)
>>>
>>> I might be using the wrong acronyms, but I'm pretty sure I'm not -
>>> noticed I mentioned "FTP over SSL" which SSH SFTP is most definitely is
>>> not.
>>>
>>> ;)
>>>
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