FTP_MDTM(3) 1 FTP_MDTM(3)
ftp_mdtm - Returns the last modified time of the given file
SYNOPSIS
int ftp_mdtm (resource $ftp_stream, string $remote_file)
DESCRIPTION
ftp_mdtm(3) gets the last modified time for a remote file.
Note
Not all servers support this feature!
Note
ftp_mdtm(3) does not work with directories.
PARAMETERS
o $ftp_stream
- The link identifier of the FTP connection.
o $remote_file
- The file from which to extract the last modification time.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the last modified time as a Unix timestamp on success, or -1 on error.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
ftp_mdtm(3) example
<?php
$file = 'somefile.txt';
// 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);
// get the last modified time
$buff = ftp_mdtm($conn_id, $file);
if ($buff != -1) {
// somefile.txt was last modified on: March 26 2003 14:16:41.
echo "$file was last modified on : " . date("F d Y H:i:s.", $buff);
} else {
echo "Couldn't get mdtime";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>
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