ftp_fget
ftp_fget
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
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 = 0 ] )
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_ASCIIorFTP_BINARY. -
resumepos -
The position in the remote file to start downloading from.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 ftp_fget() example
<?php
// path to remote file
$remote_file = 'somefile.txt';
$local_file = 'localfile.txt';
// open some file to write to
$handle = fopen($local_file, '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 $remote_file and save it to $handle
if (ftp_fget($conn_id, $handle, $remote_file, FTP_ASCII, 0)) {
echo "successfully written to $local_file\n";
} else {
echo "There was a problem while downloading $remote_file to $local_file\n";
}
// close the connection and the file handler
ftp_close($conn_id);
fclose($handle);
?> See Also
- ftp_get() - Downloads a file from the FTP server
- ftp_nb_get() - Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to a local file (non-blocking)
- ftp_nb_fget() - Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to an open file (non-blocking)
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