.htaccess?

[anomaly]

hi, I used .htaccess files in my server, and now i cant remove them because my ftp program can't view them. Is there any way to remove them?

[bcarl314]

You could ssh into the box and remove them via the Command line.

[bcarl314]

Par example:

?> ssh user@domain.com
?> ENTER PASSWORD
?> cd /path/to/directory
?> ls -al
?> rm .htaccess
?> Are you sure (y/N)? y
?> ls -al

[anomaly]

how do you do that? sorry I'm a little clueless on this

[bcarl314]

If you're on a windows box, you'll need to download and install putty (check for "putty download" on google).

Then connect to the server and type what I entered in my last post.

Commands:
ls = show files in the current directory (much like dir in dos)
rm = remove file

Hope this helps

Brandon

[anomaly]

i keep getting the error: can't remove directory. Not a directory. im using windows' cant connect with putty

[anomaly]

I got it, rm is for directories only, i used delete /folder/.htaccess
thanks for the help anyway

[AaronW]

Err, just find the "List Options" box in your FTP client's preferences box and put this in the box:

-al

That'll show ALL files.

Can't find list options? Try your FTP client's "help" section and search for "-al" or "LIST", or "display hidden" etc.

[Spookster]

This really doesn't have anything at all to do with PHP. Please post in the appropriate forum in the future.

Moving thread to Server side Issues...