Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

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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 = 'www.example-code.com';
$ftp->Username = 'example-code.com';
$ftp->Password = '****';
$ftp->Passive = true;

//  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 existing file is located.
$success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('junk');
if ($success != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Download the contents of the remote file into memory.

$remoteFilename = 'hamletQuote.txt';

$fileContents = $ftp->getRemoteFileTextData($remoteFilename);
if (is_null($fileContents)) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
}
else {
    print $fileContents . "\n";
}

$ftp->Disconnect();


?>