Downloading Folders/Files from a Remote Server

To download folders and files in Manual mode:

1. From the Right Click Menu of your project select Properties | Automatic Upload -OR- go to Project | Properties | Automatic Upload.
   The Automatic Upload Support Properties page opens.  

2. From the Upload Files drop-down menu, select Manually, and click OK.
   Your project is set to Manual mode.

3. From the Right Click Menu of your project select Remote Servers | Download from Server.
   The Data Download Selection dialog opens.

4. Expand the Project Directory to see all the folders within it that will also be downloaded.

5. Select the folders you want to download from the remote server by selecting the check-box next to the folder name.

6. Click on a selected folder to view the included files.
   The individual files can also be selected/unselected to download from the remote server. By default, all files within a folder are selected.
   On this page you can also:

• Filter Types - Opens the Inclusion and Exclusion Patterns dialog. Defining exclusion/inclusion patterns allows you to filter which folders/files will be downloaded. For more information see Working with Inclusion and Exclusion Patterns.

• Select All - Selects all the folders and files.

• Deselect All - Deselects all the folders and files.

7. Click Finish.
   The selected files are downloaded from the server.

To keep your local project in sync with the remote copy on the remote server, you can also upload folders/files to the remote server or change the remote server associated with your project. For more information see Enabling a PHP Project to be a Remote Project or Working with Remote Connections Profiles.