do_upload_documentation_to_webserver.rb.template

HOST='hostname'
USER='username'
PASS='password'

require 'net/ftp'

def do_upload
  Dir.chdir "web_root/documentation"

  c = connection()
  Dir.glob("**/*").each do |f|
    if File.directory? f
      puts "create: #{f}"

      # fix as long as the directry is not empty :)
      if c.nlst(f).empty?
        c.mkdir(f)
      end
    else
      puts "uploading: #{f}"
      c.put(f, f)
    end
  end
  c.close
end

def connection
  ftp =Net::FTP.new
  ftp.connect(HOST, 21)
  ftp.passive = true
  ftp.login(USER, PASS)
  ftp
end

do_upload