PHP ActiveX

Connect and Log In to an FTP Server

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in a single call. It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

Background: Connect is the one-call path that covers the whole handshake: it opens the TCP connection (through any configured proxy), negotiates TLS if enabled, reads the server greeting, and sends USER/PASS to log in. For most applications this is all that is needed. Use ConnectOnly plus LoginAfterConnectOnly instead when you need to do something between connecting and authenticating — such as inspecting the greeting or choosing credentials based on it.

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<?php

$success = 0;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in one
//  call.  It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

$ftp = new COM("Chilkat.Ftp2");

//  The FTP server to connect to.  Port defaults to 21 for FTP.
$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Port = 21;

//  The login credentials.
$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';

//  Connect negotiates any configured proxy and TLS, receives the greeting, and logs in.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Connected and logged in.' . "\n";

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}


?>