OM2 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Are there any editors that will allow me to edit live on my server? I'm looking for a free open source solution Failing that: what recommended paid ones are there? I'm using Vista so need a Windows version Thanks OM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti-Moronic Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 What you need is an FTP Client and there are many free ones. If you have firefox, can't go wrong with FireFTP: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM2 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 aah... i use filezilla can i use that? never done that before! let me know thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffin Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 There isnt any editor that can edit LIVE as u say, they download the content, u edit it, and it uploads it. Take a look at Notepad++ Has FTP, supports multiple languages, and all around easy editor to use. Myself, been using UltraEdit for years. has plenty of features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffin Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 aah... i use filezilla can i use that? never done that before! let me know thanks The only difference between having ftp an enabled ftp editor, is that u dont have to switch back and forth between your ftp client and your editor. as long as you remember the EOL are different on Windows/Dos/Linux/MAC. so make shure to set your ftp client and your editor with the appropriate EOL terminators. Otherwise it can create a real mess of your files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti-Moronic Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Yeh, that will work too. Check out this thread: http://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7088 Thing is, it will only open an editor you already have. If I read you right you want to be able to edit files on the server - but what you should be doing is downloading the files, editing them, and then uploading the files. Essentially, this is what an ftp file editor/viewer will do. Notepad++ is a great editor and it might even have an ftp plugin. If you need any help on how to use ftp or can't understand what part it plays, you should read this: http://www.filetransferplanet.com/ftp-guides-resources/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM2 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 thanks for the replies i use notepadd++ so i'll give that a go + i'll look at filezilla a little more thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Or do you mean something like? http://kodingen.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litebearer Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 if you have Cpanel, under Files, there is an Edit feature that allows you to edit files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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