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Download Multiple FTP Files by Wildcard (MGET)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.MGetFiles method, which downloads files in the current remote directory matching a pattern into a local directory. The first argument is the remote pattern and the second is the local directory. It returns the number of files downloaded, or -1 on failure.

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: This is FTP's mget: fetch everything matching a wildcard in one call rather than looping yourself. It operates on the current remote directory — hence the ChangeRemoteDir first — and does not descend into subdirectories; use DownloadTree for recursive transfers. The count return lets you confirm how many matched, with -1 signaling an outright failure to check separately from a legitimate zero.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// Demonstrates the Ftp2.MGetFiles method, which downloads files in the current remote directory
// matching a pattern into a local directory.  The 1st argument is the remote pattern and the 2nd
// is the local directory.  It returns the number of files downloaded, or -1 on failure.

$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();

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

// Download all .html files from the current remote directory.  Subdirectories are not traversed.
$numDownloaded = $ftp->MGetFiles('*.html', 'qa_output/site');
if ($numDownloaded < 0) {
    echo $ftp->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

echo 'Downloaded ', $numDownloaded, " files.\n";

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