PHP

Append Text Content to a Remote FTP File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.AppendFileFromTextData method, which appends text (encoded with a charset) to a remote file. The arguments are the remote filename, the text, and the charset.

Background: This is the append equivalent of PutFileFromTextData — the simplest way to add a line or record to a remote log or data file directly from a string, with no local file involved. The charset controls the encoding of the appended content; the remote filename's own encoding is handled separately.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// Demonstrates the Ftp2.AppendFileFromTextData method, which appends text (encoded with a
// charset) to a remote file.  The 1st argument is the remote filename, the 2nd is the text, and
// the 3rd is the charset.

$ftp = new Ftp2();

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Username = 'myFtpLogin';

// Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
// from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
$ftp->Password = 'myPassword';

try {
    $ftp->Connect();

    // Append a log line directly, with no local file involved.
    $line = "2026-07-27 12:00:00  server started\n";
    $ftp->AppendFileFromTextData('logs/app.log', $line, 'utf-8');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "Appended a log line.\n";

try {
    $ftp->Disconnect();
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}