PHP ftp_mkdir() Function

Example

Create a new directory on the FTP server:

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

$dir = "images";

// try to create directory $dir
if (ftp_mkdir($ftp_conn, $dir))
{
echo "Successfully created $dir";
}
else
{
echo "Error while creating $dir";
}

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

Definition and Usage

The ftp_mkdir() function creates a new directory on the FTP server.

Syntax

ftp_mkdir(ftp_conn, dir);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
ftp_conn	Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use
dir	Required. Specifies the name of the directory to create

Technical Details

Return Value:	The name of the new directory on success, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4+

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