PHP

Simple FTP Download

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Simple example to download a file from an FTP server. Chilkat2 PHP

<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ftp = new Ftp2();

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.someFtpServer.com';
$ftp->Username = 'myLogin';
$ftp->Password = 'myPassword';

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
try {
    $ftp->Connect();

    // Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
    // This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
    // for the FTP account.
    $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('junk');

    $localFilename = 'c:/temp/hamlet.xml';
    $remoteFilename = 'hamlet.xml';

    // Download a file.
    $ftp->GetFile($remoteFilename, $localFilename);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

$ftp->Disconnect();

echo "File Downloaded!\n";