PHP

Connect and Log In to an FTP Server

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in a single call. It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

Background: Connect is the one-call path that covers the whole handshake: it opens the TCP connection (through any configured proxy), negotiates TLS if enabled, reads the server greeting, and sends USER/PASS to log in. For most applications this is all that is needed. Use ConnectOnly plus LoginAfterConnectOnly instead when you need to do something between connecting and authenticating — such as inspecting the greeting or choosing credentials based on it.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// Demonstrates the Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in one
// call.  It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

$ftp = new Ftp2();

// The FTP server to connect to.  Port defaults to 21 for FTP.
$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Port = 21;

// The login credentials.
$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';

// Connect negotiates any configured proxy and TLS, receives the greeting, and logs in.
try {
    $ftp->Connect();
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "Connected and logged in.\n";

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