php man page for ftp_get

FTP_GET(3)								 1								FTP_GET(3)

ftp_get - Downloads a file from the FTP server

SYNOPSIS
       bool ftp_get (resource  $ftp_stream, string  $local_file, string  $remote_file, int  $mode, [int  $resumepos])

DESCRIPTION
       ftp_get(3) retrieves a remote file from the FTP server, and saves it into a local file.

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

	      o $local_file
		- The local file path (will be overwritten if the file already exists).

	      o $remote_file
		- The remote file path.

	      o $mode
		- The transfer mode. Must be either FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY.

	      o $resumepos
		- The position in the remote file to start downloading from.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      ftp_get(3) example

	      <?php

	      // define some variables
	      $local_file = 'local.zip';
	      $server_file = 'server.zip';

	      // 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);

	      // try to download $server_file and save to $local_file
	      if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_BINARY)) {
		  echo "Successfully written to $local_file
";
	      } else {
		  echo "There was a problem
";
	      }

	      // close the connection
	      ftp_close($conn_id);

	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       ftp_pasv(3), ftp_fget(3), ftp_nb_get(3), ftp_nb_fget(3).

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