ftp_get

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Downloads a file from the FTP server

bool ftp_get ( resource $ftp_stream, string $local_file, string $remote_file, int $mode [, int $resumepos = 0 ] )

ftp_get() retrieves a remote file from the FTP server, and saves it into a local file.

Parameters:

ftp_stream

The link identifier of the FTP connection.

local_file

The local file path (will be overwritten if the file already exists).

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.

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples:

ftp_get() example

<?php
 
// define some variables
$local_file = 'local.zip';
$server_file = 'server.zip';
 
// 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 $server_file and save to $local_file
if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_BINARY)) {
    echo "Successfully written to $local_file\n";
} else {
    echo "There was a problem\n";
}
 
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
 
?>