PHP ftp_get()Function
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Definition and Usage
The ftp_get() function downloads a file from an FTP server and saves it to a local file.
If successful, the function returns TRUE. If it fails, it returns FALSE.
Syntax
ftp_get(ftp_connection,local,remote,mode,resume)
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| ftp_connection | Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use. |
| local | Required. Specifies a local file to save the content to. If the file already exists, it will be overwritten. |
| remote | Required. Specifies the path of the file to copy content from. |
| mode | Required. Specifies the transfer mode. Possible values are:
|
| resume | Optional. Specifies where to start copying in the remote file. Default is 0. |
Example
This example copies text from "source.txt" to "target.txt":
<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("ftp.testftp.com") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"admin","ert456");
echo ftp_get($conn,"target.txt","source.txt",FTP_ASCII);
ftp_close($conn);
?>
$conn = ftp_connect("ftp.testftp.com") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"admin","ert456");
echo ftp_get($conn,"target.txt","source.txt",FTP_ASCII);
ftp_close($conn);
?>
The code above will output:
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