Get FTP Directory Listing Information

PHP example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory.

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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 = '****';
$ftp->Password = '****';

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

//  The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
//  The default value is "*", which includes everything.
print $ftp->listPattern() . "\n";

//  To get file and sub-directory information, simply
//  loop from 0 to ftp.NumFilesAndDirs - 1

$n = $ftp->NumFilesAndDirs;
if ($n < 0) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($n > 0) {
    for ($i = 0; $i <= $n - 1; $i++) {

        //  Display the filename
        print $ftp->getFilename($i) . "\n";

        //  Display the file size (in bytes)
        print $ftp->GetSize($i) . "\n";

        //  Is this a sub-directory?
        if ($ftp->GetIsDirectory($i) == true) {
            print '.. this is a sub-directory' . "\n";
        }

        print '--' . "\n";
    }

}

print '-----------------------------------' . "\n";

//  Changing the ListPattern automatically changes the value
//  of the NumFilesAndDirs property.  Only files and directories
//  matching the ListPattern are returned.
$ftp->ListPattern = '*.asp';
$n = $ftp->NumFilesAndDirs;
if ($n < 0) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($n > 0) {
    for ($i = 0; $i <= $n - 1; $i++) {

        //  Display the filename
        print $ftp->getFilename($i) . "\n";

        //  Display the file size (in bytes)
        print $ftp->GetSize($i) . "\n";

        print '--' . "\n";
    }

}

$ftp->Disconnect();
?>