ftp_login

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    ftp_login — Logs in to an FTP connection

    Description

    ftp_login(FTP\Connection$ftp, string$username, string$password): bool

    Logs in to the given FTP connection.

    Parameters

    ftp

    An FTP\Connection instance.

    username

    The username (USER).

    password

    The password (PASS).

    Return Values

    Returns true on success or false on failure. If login fails, PHP will also throw a warning.

    Changelog

    VersionDescription
    8.1.0 The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

    Examples

    Example #1 ftp_login() example

    <?php

    $ftp_server     = "ftp.example.com";
    $ftp_user = "foo";
    $ftp_pass = "bar";

    // set up a connection or die
    $ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server");

    // try to login
    if (@ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass)) {
    echo     "Connected as $ftp_user@$ftp_server\n";
    } else {
    echo     "Couldn't connect as $ftp_user\n";
    }

    // close the connection
    ftp_close($ftp);
    ?>
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