PHP Extension

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

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

//  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 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;
}

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

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

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

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


?>