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] )
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
// open some file for reading $remote_file = 'somefile.txt'; $handle = fopen('localfile.txt', '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 $file if (ftp_fget($conn_id, $handle, $remote_file, FTP_ASCII, 0)) { echo "successfully written to $file\n"; } else { echo "There was a problem with $file\n"; }
// close the connection and the file handler ftp_close($conn_id); fclose($handle); ?>
