{"id":976,"date":"2022-02-11T15:24:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T15:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/02\/11\/5973347-how-to-create-archives-with-ssh-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:09","slug":"5973347-how-to-create-archives-with-ssh-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5973347-how-to-create-archives-with-ssh-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Archives With SSH at Hostinger?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating archives is possible using Hostinger File Manager<\/a><\/b>. If you would like to make an archive with SSH, all you need to do is: <\/p>

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Step 1 – Connection<\/h2>

First, enable SSH access<\/a><\/b> and connect to your account using SSH<\/a><\/b>. Open the directory, where the files and folders, which you want to compress, are located. For that: <\/p>

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  1. \n

    Open your website’s root directory<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Run ls<\/code> command. If you see the needed files and folders, then you can go to Step 2 <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    If the needed content is in a subdirectory, reach it by running: <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>

    cd path\/to\/files<\/code><\/pre>
    where “path\/to\/files” is changed by an actual path to your files. For example, if your files are located in public_html\/new\/version1, then the command should be “cd new\/version1”. <\/p>
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    Step 2 – Creating an archive <\/h2>
    You only need 1 command to create an archive. The command is different based on what you would like to compress and to which archive format you want to save it: <\/p>
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    Archive of separate files <\/h3>
    ZIP<\/b>: zip archive-name.zip filename1.php filename2.php filename3.php<\/code>
    TAR<\/b>: tar -cvf archive.tar filename1.php filename2.php filename3.php<\/code>
    TAR.GZ<\/b>: tar -zcf NewArchive.tar.gz filename1.php filename2.php filename3.php<\/code><\/p>
    \n<\/p>
    Where instead of “archive” write the name of your future archive, and after that – files which you would like to add to the archive. <\/p>
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    Archive of the whole directory<\/h3>
    ZIP<\/b>: zip -r archive.zip DirectoryName<\/code> 
    TAR<\/b>: tar -cvf archive.tar DirectoryName<\/code> 
    TAR.GZ<\/b>: tar -zcf archive.tar.gz DirectoryName <\/code> <\/p>
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    <\/div>
    Creating an archive takes some time until it’s finished, you will see this from the new line: <\/p>
    -bash-4.2$<\/code><\/pre>
    It means, that the process is completed successfully 😊 <\/p>
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    NOTES<\/b>: <\/p>