PHP ftp_nb_fget() function

Definition and Usage

The ftp_nb_fget() function downloads a file from the FTP server and saves it to a locally opened file (non-blocking).

The function returns the following values:

  • FTP_FAILED (send/receive failed)
  • FTP_FINISHED (send/receive completed)
  • FTP_MOREDATA (send/receive in progress)

With ftp_fget() Different, this function fetches the file asynchronously. This means that your program can perform other operations while the file is being downloaded.

Syntax

ftp_nb_fget(ftp_connection,local,remote,mode,resume)
Parameters Description
ftp_connection Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use (the identifier for the FTP connection).
local Required. Specifies the local file.
remote Required. Specifies the path of the file from which to copy.
mode

Required. Specifies the transfer mode. Possible values include:

  • FTP_ASCII
  • FTP_BINARY
resume Required. Specifies where to start copying in the remote file. The default is 0.

Example

This example copies text from "source.txt" to "target.txt":

<?php
$source = "source.txt";
$target = fopen("target.txt", "w");
$conn = ftp_connect("ftp.testftp.com") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"admin","ert456");
ftp_nb_fget($conn,$target,$source,FTP_ASCII);
ftp_close($conn);
?>