PHP ftp_login() Function

Example

Connect, login, and close an FTP connection:

<?php
// connect to FTP server
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");

// login
if (@ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass))
{
echo "Connection established.";
}
else
{
echo "Couldn't establish a connection.";
}

// do something...

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

Definition and Usage

The ftp_login() function logs in to the specified FTP connection.

Syntax

ftp_login(ftp_conn, username, password);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
ftp_conn	Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use
username	Required. Specifies the username to login with
password	Required. Specifies the password to login with

Technical Details

Return Value:	TRUE on success, FALSE and a warning on failure
PHP Version:	4+

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