Connect, login, and close an FTP connection:
The ftp_connect() function opens an FTP connection to the specified host.
When the connection is open, you can run FTP functions against the server.
Parameter | Description |
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host | Required. Specifies the FTP server to connect to. Can be a domain address or an IP address. This parameter should not be prefixed with "ftp://" or have any trailing slashes |
port | Optional. Specifies the port of the FTP server. Default is port 21 |
timeout | Optional. Specifies the timeout for all subsequent network operations. Default is 90 seconds |
Return Value: | Returns an FTP stream on success or FALSE on error |
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PHP Version: | 4+ |
PHP Changelog: | The timeout parameter was added in PHP 4.2.0 |