ftp_connect

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_connectOpens an FTP connection

Description

ftp_connect(string $hostname, int $port = 21, int $timeout = 90): FTP\Connection|false

ftp_connect() opens an FTP connection to the specified hostname.

Parameters

hostname

The FTP server address. This parameter shouldn't have any trailing slashes and shouldn't be prefixed with ftp://.

port

This parameter specifies an alternate port to connect to. If it is omitted or set to zero, then the default FTP port, 21, will be used.

timeout

This parameter specifies the timeout in seconds for all subsequent network operations. If omitted, the default value is 90 seconds. The timeout can be changed and queried at any time with ftp_set_option() and ftp_get_option().

Return Values

Returns an FTP\Connection instance on success, or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.0 Returns an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was returned.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_connect() example

<?php

$ftp_server 
"ftp.example.com";

// set up a connection or die
$ftp ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server"); 

?>

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