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ftp_connect()

ftp_connect - Opens an FTP connection

Syntax

resource ftp_connect (string $host, int $port, int $timeout)

Arguments

  • host - The FTP server address. This parameter shouldn\'t have any trailing slashes and shouldn\'t be prefixed with ftp://.
  • 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.
  • 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() and ftp_get_option().

Description

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

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

Returns a FTP stream on success or FALSE on error.