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Get an FTP Listing Entry's Size (32-bit)

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetSize method, which returns the size in bytes of a cached directory-listing entry as a 32-bit integer. The only argument is a zero-based index. It returns -1 when the index is invalid or the size is unavailable.

Background: The size comes from the cached listing, so reading it for every entry costs no extra round trips. A 32-bit result cannot represent files past about 2 GB, so use GetSize64 (or GetSizeStr) when large files are possible. Directories often report no meaningful size and come back as -1, which is why the -1 case is worth handling rather than printing blindly.

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<?php

$success = 0;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetSize method, which returns the size in bytes of a cached
//  directory-listing entry as a 32-bit integer.  The only argument is a zero-based index.

$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;
}

//  GetDirCount retrieves the directory listing on the first call and returns the number of
//  entries.  A negative return indicates failure.
$n = $ftp->GetDirCount();
if ($n < 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

for ($i = 0; $i <= $n - 1; $i++) {
    $name = $ftp->getFilename($i);

    //  GetSize returns -1 when the index is invalid or the size is unavailable (for example for a
    //  directory).  Use GetSize64 for files that may exceed 2 GB.
    $fileSize = $ftp->GetSize($i);
    print $name . '  ' . $fileSize . ' bytes' . "\n";
}

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


?>