php man page for ftp_connect

FTP_CONNECT(3)								 1							    FTP_CONNECT(3)

ftp_connect - Opens an FTP connection

SYNOPSIS
       resource ftp_connect (string  $host, [int  $port = 21], [int  $timeout = 90])

DESCRIPTION
       ftp_connect(3) opens an FTP connection to the specified $host.

PARAMETERS
	      o $host
		- The FTP server address. This parameter shouldn't have any trailing slashes and shouldn't be prefixed with ftp://.

	      o $port
		-  This  parameter specifies an alternate port to connect to. If it is omitted or set to zero, then the default FTP port, 21, will
		be used.

	      o $timeout
		- This parameter specifies the timeout for all subsequent network operations. If omitted, the default value  is  90  seconds.  The
		timeout can be changed and queried at any time with ftp_set_option(3) and ftp_get_option(3).

RETURN VALUES
	Returns a FTP stream on success or FALSE on error.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      ftp_connect(3) example

	      <?php

	      $ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";

	      // set up a connection or die
	      $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server");

	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       ftp_close(3), ftp_ssl_connect(3).

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