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ftp_chdir

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

ftp_chdirChanges the current directory on a FTP server


Description

ftp_chdir ( resource $ftp_stream , string $directory ) : bool

Changes the current directory to the specified one.


Parameters

ftp_stream
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
directory
The target directory.


Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. If changing directory fails, PHP will also throw a warning.


Examples

Example #1 ftp_chdir() example

<?php// set up basic connection$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server); // login with username and password$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass); // check connectionif ((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)) {    die("FTP connection has failed !");}echo "Current directory: " . ftp_pwd($conn_id) . "\n";// try to change the directory to somedirif (ftp_chdir($conn_id, "somedir")) {    echo "Current directory is now: " . ftp_pwd($conn_id) . "\n";} else {     echo "Couldn't change directory\n";}// close the connectionftp_close($conn_id);?>

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