I have the following problem: I have a local .zip file and a .zip file located on a server. I need to check if the .zip file on the server is different from the local one; if they are not I need to pull the new one from the server. My question is how do I compare them without downloading the file from the server and comparing them locally?
I could create an MD5 hash for the zip file on the server when creating the .zip file and then compare it with the MD5 of my local .zip file, but is there a simpler way?
I would like to know how you intend to compare them locally, if it were the case. You can apply the same logic to compare them remotely.
Comparing local file with remote file