PHP ftp_fget() Function
Example
Download a file from the FTP server, and save it to an open local file:
<?php
// connect and login to FTP server
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);
$server_file = "somefile.txt";
// open local file to write to
$local_file = "local.txt";
$fp = fopen($local_file,"w");
// download server file and save it to open local file
if (ftp_fget($ftp_conn, $fp, $server_file, FTP_ASCII, 0))
{
echo "Successfully written to $local_file.";
}
else
{
echo "Error downloading $server_file.";
}
// close connection and file handler
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
fclose($fp);
?>
Definition and Usage
The ftp_fget() function gets (downloads) a file from the FTP server, and saves it into an open local file.
Syntax
ftp_fget(ftp_conn, open_file, server_file, mode, startpos);
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| ftp_conn | Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use |
| open_file | Required. Specifies an open local file in which we store the data |
| server_file | Required. Specifies the server file to download |
| mode | Optional. Specifies the transfer mode. Possible values: FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY |
| startpos | Optional. Specifies the position in the remote file to start downloading from |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | TRUE on success, FALSE on failure |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 4+ |
| PHP Changelog: | PHP 7.3 - The mode parameter was made optional. PHP 4.3 - The startpos parameter was added. |
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