PHP ftp_alloc() Function
Definition and Usage
The ftp_alloc() function allocates space for the file to be uploaded to the FTP server.
Returns true if successful. Otherwise, returns false.
Syntax
ftp_alloc(ftp_connection,size,return)
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| ftp_connection | Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use. |
| size | Optional. Specifies the number of bytes to allocate. |
| return | Optional. Specifies the number of bytes to store the server response. |
Tips and Comments
Note:Many servers do not support this command.
Instance
Example 1
<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("ftp.testftp.com") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"admin","ert456");
ftp_alloc($conn,"160",$response);
echo $response;
ftp_close($conn);
?>
Example 2
<?php
$file = "myfile.txt";
$conn = ftp_connect("ftp.testftp.com") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"admin","ert456");
if (ftp_alloc($conn, filesize($file), $response))
{
echo "Space allocated on server.";
}
else
{
echo "Unable to allocate space. " . $response;
}
ftp_close($conn);
?>
