Comments on snippet: 'Copy a site's files from one host to another' Snipplr comments feed https://snipplr.com/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:19:54 +0000 kitzelh said on 20/Oct/2009 https://snipplr.com/view/21255/copy-a-sites-files-from-one-host-to-another <p>If you're able to ssh into both servers, then scp is simpler: - ssh serveradmin@site2 - enter password - rm -r domains/site2.com/html - scp -r serveradmin@site1:domains/site1.com/html domains/site2.com/ If you're worried about bandwidth, then use tar z through a ssh pipe: - ssh serveradmin@site2 - enter password - cd domains/site2.com - rm -r html - ssh serveradmin@site1 "cd domains/site1.com/; tar czf - html" | tar xzf -</p> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:46:42 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/21255/copy-a-sites-files-from-one-host-to-another