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Text lesson

ftp_connect()

Example

Establish, authenticate, and terminate an FTP connection.

<?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);

// then do something…

// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>

Definition and Usage

The ftp_connect() function establishes an FTP connection to the specified host. Once connected, you can perform FTP operations on the server.

Syntax

ftp_connect(host, port, timeout);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
host	Mandatory. Specifies the FTP server to connect to, which can be a domain or IP address. Do not prefix this parameter with “ftp://” or include trailing slashes.
port	Optional. Specifies the port of the FTP server, with the default being port 21.
timeout	Optional. Specifies the timeout for all subsequent network operations, with a default of 90 seconds.

Technical Details

Return Value:	An FTP stream on success or `FALSE` on error.
PHP Version:	4+
PHP Changelog:	The `timeout` parameter was introduced in PHP 4.2.0.