[olug] sftp using cURL

[DYNATRON tech]

okay...another wall...both machines (8.04 and 9.04) same result

apt-get install libssh2-1 (to get the necessary libraries)

i got the cURL source code, ran the configure script....

checking for libssh2_channel_open_ex in -lssh2... no
checking libssh2.h usability... no
checking libssh2.h presence... no
checking for libssh2.h... no
configure: error: libSSH2 libs and/or directories were not found where
specified!

any suggestions?



On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:57 AM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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/
>> 1.2.3.3 libidn/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/
>> 1.2.3.3 libidn/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/
>> 1.2.3.3 libidn/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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>>>>
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>>>> phil at brutsche.us
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