Anyone use Cute FTP

jimjam · #1 07-19-2008, 05:00 PM

I need to access my httpd.conf file in my root on a dedicated server to get VBSEO to work. But I just cannot get to it using putty as I know nothing of the SSH commands and am too old to
learn them. Can I get to it with Cuteftp? and download it. I have tried lots of combinations of ports and connection types but it will just not give me access. Can someone give me an idiots guide to the cuteftp settings?

Thanks

Why do they make it so hard to see the root of a linux server?

Michael Biddle · #2 07-19-2008, 05:15 PM

Oleg introduced me to WinSCP. That allows you to access the ssh just like a ftp. I have not tried CuteFTP though. I either use FlashFXP or WinSCP.

briansol · #3 07-20-2008, 02:12 AM

ftp'ing doesn't give you everything you need to do... namely restart apache after you make the change.

using ssh is no harder than a dos window.

open putty
connect with your login user/pass

type 'locate httpd.conf'

this will find the file for you. it will most likely return a BUNCH of results. I've highlighted the one that you are trying to find. It may be in a different directory depending on your server configuration. I'm on centOS.

Code:

[xxxxxx@yyyyyy conf]# locate httpd.conf
/etc/httpd.old/conf/httpd.conf
/home/.cpan/build/Apache-Admin-Config-0.94-Ls3DWS/t/httpd.conf-dist
/home/cpeasyapache/src/httpd-2.2.9/docs/conf/httpd.conf
/home/cpeasyapache/src/httpd-2.2.9/docs/conf/httpd.conf.in
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf,v
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf.bak
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf.datastore
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf.default
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf.ea-make-install
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf.ea-orig
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf.easyapache_save
/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf.tmpeditlib
/usr/local/apache/conf/original/httpd.conf
/usr/local/apache/conf_pre_ea3/httpd.conf
/usr/local/apache/conf_pre_ea3/httpd.conf,v
/usr/local/apache/conf_pre_ea3/httpd.conf.bak
/usr/local/apache/conf_pre_ea3/httpd.conf.datastore
/usr/local/apache/conf_pre_ea3/httpd.conf.default
/usr/local/apache/conf_pre_ea3/httpd.conf.tmpeditlib
/usr/share/system-config-httpd/httpd.conf.xsl

to edit it is as simple as opening it in a text viewer.
I like pico, but it's not always installed on all servers.

so, at the prompt,

Code:

pico /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf

If you don't have pico, you can try vi

Code:

vi /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf

This will open the file where you can edit it and save it.
after you save it, you will be put back out to the prompt.

type

Code:

service httpd restart

when you get the prompt again, you're settings are done, saved, and live.