Simple FTP Download

Simple example to download a file from an FTP server.

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<?php

$ftp = new COM("Chilkat.Ftp2");

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

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example-code.com';
$ftp->Username = 'myLogin';
$ftp->Password = 'myPassword';

//  The default data transfer mode is "Active" as opposed to "Passive".

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

//  Download a file.
$localFilename = 'c:/temp/hamlet.xml';
$remoteFilename = 'hamlet.xml';

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

$ftp->Disconnect();

print 'File Downloaded!' . "\n";
?>