[3.3.x] Support Forum • Re: Update to 3.3.15 success, but PHP errors, my site is gone - RESOLVED

Every FTP client on the planet defaults to binary when there is no extension except Filezilla.

That was very nicely worded. My thoughts back then, when I became aware of this switch during a support case on phpBB.de, were definitely not politically correct.

If the file format is unknown, leave the file unchanged and transfer it 1:1. Anything else is [self-censorship].

There are other default settings that can cause transfer problems for some users, as we have discovered during several support cases. We have a dedicated article for this. Here is the relevant part translated:

The following are the necessary settings changes:

• Edit > Settings > Transfers > Limit for concurrent downloads: 1
• Edit > Settings > Transfers > Limit for concurrent uploads: 1
• Edit > Settings > Transfers > FTP: FIle types > Default transfer type: Binary

edit: What I forgot to mention: the first two default settings mentioned "can" cause two different problems with a value 0 or >1, which we have observed in several support cases:

• Some files can be transferred empty (0 bytes).
• Some files aren't transferred at all.

Statistics: Posted by LukeWCS — Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:39 pm

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