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PHP ftp_fput() Function

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Example

Open local file, and upload it to a file 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);

// open file for reading
$file = "test.txt";
$fp = fopen($file,"r");

// upload file
if (ftp_fput($ftp_conn, "somefile.txt", $fp, FTP_ASCII))
  {
  echo "Successfully uploaded $file.";
  }
else
  {
  echo "Error uploading $file.";
  }

// close this connection and file handler
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
fclose($fp);
?>

Definition and Usage

The ftp_fput() function uploads from an open file and saves it to a file on the FTP server.


Syntax

ftp_fput(ftp_connection,remote_file,open_file,mode,startpos);

Parameter Description
ftp_connection Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use
remote_file Required. Specifies the file path to upload to
open_file Required. Specifies an open local file. Reading stops at end of file
mode Required. Specifies the transfer mode. Possible values: FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY
startpos Optional. Specifies the position in the remote file to start uploading to

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure
PHP Version: 4+
PHP Changelog: The startpos parameter was added in PHP 4.3.0

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