PHP ftp_ssl_connect() Function
Example
Open a secure SSL-FTP connection:
<?php
// set up basic SSL connection
$ftp_server = "123.123.123.123";
$ftp_conn = ftp_ssl_connect($ftp_server) or
die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
// login
$login
= ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);
// then do
something...
// close SSL connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>
Definition and Usage
The ftp_ssl_connect() function opens a secure SSL-FTP connection.
When the connection is open, you can run FTP functions against the server.
Note: This function is only available if both the ftp module and the OpenSSL support is built statically into PHP.
Syntax
ftp_ssl_connect(host,port,timeout);
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| host | Required. Specifies the FTP server address. Can be a domain address or an IP address. This parameter should not be prefixed with "ftp://" or have any trailing slashes |
| port | Optional. Specifies the port to connect to. Default is 21 |
| timeout | Optional. Specifies the timeout for network operations. Default is 90 seconds |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | Returns a SSL-FTP stream on success or FALSE on error |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 4.3+ |
| PHP Changelog: | In PHP 5.2.2 this function returns FALSE if it cannot use an SSL connection, instead of fallbacking to a non-SSL connection |
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