PHP ActiveX

Create an FTP Upload Plan

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.CreatePlan method, which creates and returns a textual upload plan for a local directory. The only argument is the local directory. The object must be connected, because the plan records the current absolute remote directory together with the local source paths.

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: A plan is a saved, resumable description of an upload — the list of local files and their absolute remote destinations — computed once and executed later (or on another run) with PutPlan. Separating planning from execution suits large or unreliable transfers: the plan can be reviewed, stored, and re-run, and because it records absolute remote paths it stays correct even if the working directory later changes.

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<?php

$success = 0;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.CreatePlan method, which creates and returns a textual upload plan for a
//  local directory.  The only argument is the local directory.  The object must be connected,
//  because the plan records the current absolute remote directory.

$ftp = new COM("Chilkat.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';

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

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

//  The plan captures which local files to upload and the absolute remote destination.  Save it so
//  the upload can be run (or resumed) later with PutPlan.
$plan = $ftp->createPlan('qa_data/site');
if ($ftp->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Persist the plan text for later use.
$sbPlan = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$sbPlan->Append($plan);
$success = $sbPlan->WriteFile('qa_output/upload_plan.txt');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $sbPlan->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Upload plan created.' . "\n";

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


?>