PHP FTP

The FTP functions give the client access to file servers through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

PHP FTP functions are meant to allow you to access FTP files servers through a PHP script. FTP functions can be used to login, close connections, upload, rename, delete, download, get info from the file server.

If we want to read or write a file from the file server, we can use the wrapper ftp:// along with filesystem functions, that are more simple and intuitive.

PHP FTP Functions

Function	Description
ftp_alloc()	Allocates space for a file to be uploaded
ftp_cdup()	Changes to the parent directory
ftp_chdir()	Changes the current directory on a FTP server
ftp_chmod()	Set permissions on a file via FTP
ftp_close()	Closes an FTP connection
ftp_connect()	Opens an FTP connection
ftp_delete()	Deletes a file on the FTP server
ftp_exec()	Requests execution of a command on the FTP server
ftp_fget()	Downloads a file from the FTP server and saves to an open file
ftp_fput()	Uploads from an open file to the FTP server
ftp_get_option()	Retrieves various runtime behaviours of the current FTP stream
ftp_get()	Downloads a file from the FTP server
ftp_login()	Logs in to an FTP connection
ftp_mdtm()	Returns the last modified time of the given file
ftp_mkdir()	Creates a directory
ftp_nb_continue()	Continues retrieving/sending a file (non-blocking)
ftp_nb_fget()	Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to an open file (non block blocking)
ftp_nb_fput()	Stores a file from an open file to the FTP server (non-blocking)
ftp_nb_get()	Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to a local file (non-blocki blocking)
ftp_nb_put()	Stores a file on the FTP server (non-blocking)
ftp_nlist()	Returns a list of files in the given directory
ftp_pasv()	Turns passive mode on or off
ftp_put()	Uploads a file to the FTP server
ftp_pwd()	Returns the current directory name
ftp_quit()	Alias of ftp_close
ftp_raw()	Sends an arbitrary command to an FTP server
ftp_rawlist()	Returns a detailed list of files in the given directory
ftp_rename()	Renames a file or a directory on the FTP server
ftp_rmdir()	Removes a directory
ftp_set_option()	Set miscellaneous runtime FTP options
ftp_site()	Sends a SITE command to the server
ftp_size()	Returns the size of the given file
ftp_ssl_connect()	Opens an Secure SSL-FTP connection
ftp_systype()	Returns the system type identifier of the remote FTP server