PHP Extension

Append Text Content to a Remote FTP File

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.AppendFileFromTextData method, which appends text (encoded with a charset) to a remote file. The arguments are the remote filename, the text, and the charset.

Background: This is the append equivalent of PutFileFromTextData — the simplest way to add a line or record to a remote log or data file directly from a string, with no local file involved. The charset controls the encoding of the appended content; the remote filename's own encoding is handled separately.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.AppendFileFromTextData method, which appends text (encoded with a
//  charset) to a remote file.  The 1st argument is the remote filename, the 2nd is the text, and
//  the 3rd is the charset.

$ftp = new CkFtp2();

$ftp->put_Hostname('ftp.example.com');
$ftp->put_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->put_Password('myPassword');

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

//  Append a log line directly, with no local file involved.
$line = '2026-07-27 12:00:00  server started\n';
$success = $ftp->AppendFileFromTextData('logs/app.log',$line,'utf-8');
if ($success == false) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Appended a log line.' . "\n";

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


?>