I have the need to stream a log file that is located on FTP, its from a remote server.
I am not sure how to stream this, possibly with Ajax.
There are a few things on google, but i cannot seem to find something that can access remote FTP and stream the file.
Maybe with Ajax and using intervals, then scrolling down to the bottom of the page.
Note that the log file is being updated constantly and people will also be sending commands to the server, thus updating the log file. Will refreshing the log and downloading the log each time be slow? Some log files can be very large.
Stop using the filesystem and implement publish-subscriber pattern. For a reference implementation see loggly or papertrail.