Question

I have a hosting (hostgator) account with a master directory and multiple subdirectories, each representing a www address. I’d like to know if its possible to create an interface in php that would allow me to update a given file (say, header.php) in a specific folder (my custom wordpress theme which resides in each site) which will be the same in every site.

I currently have to do this via FTP, but its cumbersome b/c I have to open each directory and copy the file to it. So if I have 30 sites to update, its very time consuming. i’d like to just have a list of sites with a checkbox beside each of them (and a “select all” toggle) and run the update on all sites in one click)

Thanks for your input!

PS: I know there are probably chron scripts or interfaces that can do this, but I’ll be creating a scriptable (PHP) solution I can package up and send to someone and it just works and is brain-dead simple to use.

Answer 1

Yes:

I currently have to do this via FTP,
but its cumbersome b/c I have to open
each directory and copy the file to
it. So if I have 30 sites to update,
its very time consuming. i’d like to
just have a list of sites with a
checkbox beside each of them (and a
“select all” toggle) and run the
update on all sites in one click)

Basically you need to script those FTP actions and provide some logic as to what path and what files. You can then style the entire thing with a simple front end, listing your sites with a checkbox to select.

Doesn’t seem difficult, just have to get the FTP path traversal working and file cp’ing down.