PHP

Upload a Large File in Chunks (FTP)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.LargeFileUpload method, which uploads a local file as a sequence of transfers, each up to a given chunk size. The arguments are the local path, the remote path, and the chunk size in bytes.

Note: The local paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

Background: Some servers, proxies, or firewalls impose a limit on the size or duration of a single data transfer, which a very large file can exceed. This method sidesteps that by sending the file in pieces — the first with STOR to create or replace the file, each subsequent one appended — so no single transfer is oversized. Choose a chunk size comfortably under whatever limit you are working around.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// Demonstrates the Ftp2.LargeFileUpload method, which uploads a local file as a sequence of
// transfers, each up to a given chunk size.  The 1st argument is the local path, the 2nd is the
// remote path, and the 3rd is the chunk size in bytes.

$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();

    // The first chunk is sent with STOR (creating/replacing the remote file); each later chunk is
    // appended.  Uploading in chunks can work around server or network limits on a single transfer.
    $chunkSize = 10485760;
    $ftp->LargeFileUpload('qa_data/bigfile.zip', 'uploads/bigfile.zip', $chunkSize);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "Large file uploaded.\n";

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