(PHP 4, PHP 5)
ftp_fget — Downloads a file from the FTP server and saves to an open file
$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.
ftp_streamThe link identifier of the FTP connection.
handleAn open file pointer in which we store the data.
remote_fileThe remote file path.
mode
The transfer mode. Must be either FTP_ASCII or
FTP_BINARY.
resumeposThe position in the remote file to start downloading from.
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
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);
?>
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.3.0 |
resumepos was added.
|