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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 = FTP_IMAGE [, 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_ASCII or FTP_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)