ftp_connect() function in PHP

The ftp_connect() function opens an FTB connection.

Syntax

ftp_connect(host,port,timeout);

Parameters

• host − The FTP server to connect to

• port − The port of the FTP server. The default is 21. The host can be a domain or IP address.

• timeout − The timeout for network operation

Return

The ftp_connect() function returns an FTP stream on success or FALSE on error

Example

The following is an example: to open an FTP connection, to work in it and closing it.

<?php
   $ftp_server="192.168.0.4";
   $ftp_user="amit";
   $ftp_pass="tywg61gh";
   $con = ftp_connect($ftp_server);  
   $res = ftp_login($con, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass);
   ftp_chdir($con, 'demo');
   echo ftp_pwd($con);
   if (ftp_cdup($con)) {
      echo "Directory changed!
";
   } else {
      echo "Directory change not successful!
";
   }
   echo ftp_pwd($con);
   ftp_close($con);
?>