When developping PHP scripts, I uselly edit files directly on remote servers. This permits to test in the field just after you press the "save" button. However I encounter two issues:
1- I need to backup my remote scripts. The best place would be on the local computer I use for development.
2- In all FTP enabled text editors I tried, working on remote files is painfull, becasue save operations are very long (whatever the network bandwith).
I think a single feature in a FTP client (such as FileZilla
) would answer both needs: a connection definition could specify a continuous synchronization between a local and a remote directory. So after opening that connection, I would be able to work efficiently on local files, and the FTP client would detect any modification and automatically transfer the modified files. In addition to efficient edition, this would provide the backup I need.What do you think of this feature ? Have you seen it in another FTP client ?