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Set FTP Connection and Read Timeouts

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Demonstrates the timeout properties ConnectTimeout, ReadTimeout, and IdleTimeoutMs.

Background: The three timeouts guard different phases: ConnectTimeout (in seconds) bounds how long a connection attempt blocks so an unreachable server fails promptly; ReadTimeout (seconds) limits how long a data connection may stall without new data; and IdleTimeoutMs (milliseconds) caps a lack of forward progress overall. Tuning them prevents a hung server or flaky link from freezing an automated job indefinitely.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

$ftp = new Ftp2();

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

// Maximum seconds to wait for the TCP connection to be accepted.
$ftp->ConnectTimeout = 15;

// Maximum seconds a data connection may go without receiving more data before timing out.
$ftp->ReadTimeout = 30;

// Maximum milliseconds without a control-channel response or forward progress before failing.
$ftp->IdleTimeoutMs = 20000;

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

echo "Connected with custom timeouts.\n";

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