{"id":1743,"date":"2009-08-18T12:18:39","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T10:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:12:14","slug":"tar-and-zip-to-compress-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/tar-and-zip-to-compress-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use \u2018Tar\u2019 and \u2018Zip\u2019 to compress files via konsoleH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tar and zip commands<\/b> are often used to compress a website\u2019s content to a single smaller file to use less disk space and to expedite the download process of a large number of files. \u2018Tar\u2019 is the most common form for Unix and \u2018zip\u2019 is the most common form for Windows. However, \u2018zip\u2019 and \u2018tar\u2019 have both been ported to all computer platforms.<\/p>\n

The following file compression methods are available with xneelo:<\/p>\n

1. konsoleH \u2018File Manager\u2019 tool (Zip):
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  1. Browse to konsoleH<\/a>\u00a0and log in<\/strong> (Admin or Domain level)<\/li>\n
  2. Select or search for a domain name in the Hosting Service<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n
  3. Select Manage Services<\/strong> from the left-hand menu<\/li>\n
  4. Select File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Select the file or folder which should be compressed<\/li>\n
  6. Select Zip File<\/strong> from the right navigation bar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    Your public_html directory (all web content) can be compressed (zipped):<\/h3>\n
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    1. Browse to konsoleH<\/a>\u00a0and log in<\/strong> (Admin or Domain level)<\/li>\n
    2. Select or search for a domain name in the Hosting Service<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n
    3. Select Manage Services<\/strong> from the left-hand menu<\/li>\n
    4. Select File Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Select Go to Home Folder<\/strong><\/li>\n
    6. Click Expanded View<\/strong><\/li>\n
    7. Select the public_html<\/strong> folder<\/li>\n
    8. Select Zip File<\/strong> from the right navigation bar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n


      \n2. Telnet or SSH (Tar and Zip)<\/b><\/h2>\n

      To compress content within the public_html<\/strong> directory from a command line (Telnet or SSH)<\/strong> : (where [ ] indicates a filename of the user\u2019s choice)<\/p>\n

      Tar Compress individual files:<\/h3>\n
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      1. SSH \/ Telnet<\/strong> to the web server<\/li>\n
      2. Change to the public_html<\/strong> directory<\/li>\n
      3. run: tar -zcvf [tar_file_name.tar.gz] (file1) (file2) etc.[a-zA-Z0-9]*\n