ftp_fget

(PHP 3>= 3.0.13, PHP 4 , PHP 5)

ftp_fget -- Downloads a file from the FTP server and saves to an open file

Description

bool ftp_fget ( resource ftp_stream, resource handle, string remote_file, int mode [, int resumepos] )

ftp_fget() retrieves remote_file from the FTP server, and writes it to the given file pointer.

Parameters

ftp_stream

The link identifier of the FTP connection.

handle

An open file pointer in which we store the data.

remote_file

The remote file path.

mode

The transfer mode. Must be either FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY.

resumepos

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example 1. ftp_fget() example

<?php

// open some file for reading
$remote_file = 'somefile.txt';
$handle = fopen('localfile.txt', 'w');

// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// try to download $file
if (ftp_fget($conn_id, $handle, $remote_file, FTP_ASCII, 1)) {
echo
"successfully written to $file\n";
} else {
echo
"There was a problem with $file\n";
}

// close the connection and the file handler
ftp_close($conn_id);
fclose($handle);
?>

ChangeLog

VersionDescription
4.3.0 resumepos was added.

See Also

ftp_get()
ftp_nb_get()
ftp_nb_fget()

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