PHP Extension

Get a Remote FTP File's Size by Name

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.GetSizeByName method, which returns the size in bytes of a named file in the current remote directory as a 32-bit integer. The only argument is the filename — a name, not a path. It returns -1 when the file is not found or the size cannot be obtained.

Background: This is the direct way to get one file's size when you already know its name, typically via a SIZE command — no full directory listing required. Because the result is 32-bit, it cannot represent files past about 2 GB; use GetSizeStrByName for large files. The argument must be a bare filename in the current directory, so ChangeRemoteDir to the right place first.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.GetSizeByName method, which returns the size in bytes of a named file in
//  the current remote directory as a 32-bit integer.  The only argument is the filename (a name,
//  not a path).

$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;
}

//  Returns -1 when the file is not found or the size cannot be obtained.  For files that may
//  exceed 2 GB, use GetSizeStrByName (returns a decimal string).
$fileSize = $ftp->GetSizeByName('report.pdf');
if ($fileSize < 0) {
    print 'File not found, or size unavailable.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'report.pdf is ' . $fileSize . ' bytes' . "\n";

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


?>