Passive FTP Download

Simple example to download a file from an FTP server using passive mode.

Download Chilkat Perl Module

use chilkat;

$ftp = new chilkat::CkFtp2();

# Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
$success = $ftp->UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$ftp->put_Hostname("www.example-code.com");
$ftp->put_Username("****");
$ftp->put_Password("****");

# The default data transfer mode is "Active" as opposed to "Passive".
# Set the Passive property to use Passive mode FTP transfers.
$ftp->put_Passive(1);

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

# Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
# This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
# for the FTP account.
$success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir("junk");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

# Download a file.
$localFilename = "hamlet.xml";
$remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml";

$success = $ftp->GetFile($remoteFilename,$localFilename);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$ftp->Disconnect();

print "File Downloaded!" . "\n";