How to copy directories from one Linux server to remote linux

There are two ways to do this, but ssh method is most preferable

scp -r sourcedir/ user@dest.com:/dest/dir/

or

rsync -auv -e ssh --progress sourcedir/ user@dest.com:/dest/dir/

Example:

scp -r /var/www/mydata root@172.16.10.5:/var/www/

rsync -auv -e ssh --progress /var/www/mydata root@172.16.10.5:/var/www/