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ftp_connect

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

ftp_connectOpens an FTP connection


Description

ftp_connect ( string $host [, int $port = 21 [, int $timeout = 90 ]] ) : resource

ftp_connect() opens an FTP connection to the specified host.


Parameters

host
The FTP server address. This parameter shouldn't have any trailing slashes and shouldn't be prefixed with ftp://.
port
This parameter specifies an alternate port to connect to. If it is omitted or set to zero, then the default FTP port, 21, will be used.
timeout
This parameter specifies the timeout in seconds for all subsequent network operations. If omitted, the default value is 90 seconds. The timeout can be changed and queried at any time with ftp_set_option() and ftp_get_option().


Return Values

Returns a FTP stream on success or FALSE on error.


Examples

Example #1 ftp_connect() example

<?php$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";// set up a connection or die$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server"); ?>

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