Are there any FTP servers for Windows that can automatically backup files when they are replaced by new uploads?

Question

I am looking for an FTP server running under Windows.

It should have a function that if the client uploads a file that already exists, the server can copy the old one somewhere as a backup. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You might want to look into a versioning control system (git, svn) and/or using windows task scheduler (create a task triggered by an event).

Have you tried using this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_data_protection ?

Answer 2

I searched in the Internet, and found that there were some FTP server softwares could be configured to run a script when something happend. they are:

• Sysax Multi Server
• zFTPServer

With some work on configuration and script, the function could be achieved. I adopted Sysax Multi Server, since zFTPServer's script function only be supported by non-free version.