Resolved SFPT export

Hello,

We have problems to connect to the SFTP server. When we use normal FTP login the export works as expected.

Do you see any error while connecting to SFTP? SFTP usually uses port 22 to connect. Did you try with this port number?

Hello Tharuna

It says Username/Password should not be right, but with the same account details I can login to SFTP-server using Filezilla. Can it be something with certificate aproving? That is something I can see in Filezilla, but not in Joomla extension.

Regards, Carst

Hello Carst,
CSV Improved uses the FTP library from Joomla and SFTP is not supported by this library. If you want to connect to an SFTP server you should have certificate files to secure the connection.

To be able to support SFTP connections we will have to include a library that supports SFTP connections and make it possible to upload certificate files. This in turn is going to add a requirement that openSSL is enabled and working on the server.

All in all not a quick fix but I do support the idea of allowing SFTP uploads. That is something we will look into adding in a future release.

Hi Tharuna

Adding SFTP would be great (and secure). I hope this feature will be available somewhere in the near future. Can you tell something about timetable?

Regards,

Carst

Hello Carst,
There is no ETA as of now but will keep you posted when the code is ready.

Good day,

I too would like to see a possibility to transfer a file over a secured connection.
We generally use Implicit SSL/TLS on default port 990.
In a component I created I managed to get this working by using CURL commands (inspired by https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39367159/php-unable-to-connect-to-ftp-implicit-ssl-port-990).

Would this be possible in CSVI too?

Thank you,

Kind regards,
Ralph

Hello Ralph,
SFTP support in CSVI is in our list of developments and we will post the patch when its ready. Thank you for posting the link with a solution. We will have a look at it.

Hi,

Our developer allready managed to add SFTP to CSVImproved. Maybe you want to sent me an email (info AT webjongens DOT nl), I think we can help you (both).

Regards, Carst

Thank you for the offer, however, at the moment I have solved it by letting CSVI store the file on the local server (in stead of FTP upload), while an other cron job (own creation based on the site mentioned earlier) handles the upload a minute later.