PHP Extension

Add Email Attachment from FTP

Downloads (into memory) a file from an FTP server and adds it as an attachment to an email.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

// This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
// See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

$ftp = new CkFtp2();

$ftp->put_Hostname('www.my-ftp-server.com');
$ftp->put_Username('mFtpLogin');
$ftp->put_Password('myFtpPassword');

// Connect to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->ConnectOnly();
if ($success != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Authenticate with the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->LoginAfterConnectOnly();
if ($success != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Move to the remove directory where our file is located.
$success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('qa_data');
if ($success == true) {
    $success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('pdf');
}

if ($success != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Download...
$pdfData = new CkBinData();
$success = $ftp->GetFileBd('fishing.pdf',$pdfData);
if ($success != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$ftp->Disconnect();

// Create an email object, and add the PDF as an attachment.
$email = new CkEmail();
$email->put_Subject('Test with PDF attachment.');
$email->put_Body('This is a plain-text body..');

// Add the PDF attachment.  (This method call requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later)
$success = $email->AddAttachmentBd('fishing.pdf',$pdfData,'application/pdf');
if ($success != true) {
    print $email->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Save the email and examine with a text editor to see the PDF attachment is present..
$email->SaveEml('qa_output/out.eml');

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>