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Sync a Single FTP Directory Down to Local

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.SyncLocalDir method, which synchronizes files from the current remote directory into a local directory without descending into subdirectories. The first argument is the local root and the second is the download mode.

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 the single-directory form of SyncLocalTree, using the same mode numbers but touching only the top level. It is the right choice when subdirectories are irrelevant or handled separately — for instance pulling new files from one drop folder without recursing into archive subfolders that would waste time to scan.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// Demonstrates the Ftp2.SyncLocalDir method, which synchronizes files from the current remote
// directory into a local directory WITHOUT descending into subdirectories.  The 1st argument is
// the local root and the 2nd is the download mode.

$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');

    // This is the single-directory (non-recursive) form of SyncLocalTree; it uses the same modes.
    //   0 = all selected files
    //   1 = files missing locally
    //   2 = missing locally, or newer on the server
    //   3 = only files that exist locally and are newer on the server
    //   5 = missing locally, or a different size
    //   6 = missing, different size, or newer on the server
    //  99 = do not download; delete local... (see docs)

    $mode = 2;
    $ftp->SyncLocalDir('qa_output/site', $mode);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "Remote directory synced to local (top level only).\n";

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