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PHP ftp_systype() Function

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Example

Get the system type of 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);

// get system type
if ($type = ftp_systype($ftp_conn))
  {
  echo "System type is: $type";
  }
else
  {
  echo "Could not get system type.";
  }

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

The output could look something like this:

System type is: UNIX

Definition and Usage

The ftp_systype() function returns the system type identifier of the FTP server.

Syntax

ftp_systype(ftp_connection);

Parameter Description
ftp_connection Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns the system type on success, or FALSE on failure
PHP Version: 4+

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