I don't know the answer but I have done this the other way and it was fine as long as you don't have your prefs set to change any of the file formats. On Dec 27, 2005, at 8:10 PM, T Molnar wrote: > Can anyone tell me how to go about decompressing a .tgz file while > its on the server? > > This is supposed to help in installing a particular php run setup > that I want to use. > > Decompressing the file on the server is supposed to help in > avoiding some problems which > might arise by simply dragging the uncompressed folder/files on to > the server I am working with. > > > Any insight into this is much appreciated.... > > thanks in advance > > regards, > tim > > > Tim Molnar > tmolnar at uvic.ca > U of Victoria, BC > Canada > > > _______________________________________________ > Titanium mailing list > Titanium at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/titanium > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >