FTP_CHDIR(3)								 1							      FTP_CHDIR(3)

ftp_chdir - Changes the current directory on a FTP server

SYNOPSIS

       bool ftp_chdir (resource  $ftp_stream, string  $directory)

DESCRIPTION

	Changes the current directory to the specified one.

PARAMETERS

	      o $ftp_stream
		- The link identifier of the FTP connection.

	      o $directory
		- The target directory.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. If changing directory fails, PHP will also throw a warning.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      ftp_chdir(3) example

	      <?php

	      // set up basic connection
	      $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

	      // login with username and password
	      $login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

	      // check connection
	      if ((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)) {
		  die("FTP connection has failed !");
	      }

	      echo "Current directory: " . ftp_pwd($conn_id) . "
";

	      // try to change the directory to somedir
	      if (ftp_chdir($conn_id, "somedir")) {
		  echo "Current directory is now: " . ftp_pwd($conn_id) . "
";
	      } else {
		  echo "Couldn't change directory
";
	      }

	      // close the connection
	      ftp_close($conn_id);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       ftp_cdup(3), ftp_pwd(3).

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