Copy file to remote dv server shell script

Question

But how can I copy a file from one dv server to another with a shell script? It's a small file, and I'd like to use the easiest method, so long as it's secure.

Answer 1

try this if your using Linux / UNIX / OS X SSH scp Client

rsync -avz -e ssh user@server1:/var/www/html /var/www/html/

or this

scp -r user@server1:/var/www/html/ /var/www/html/