ftp_mdtm

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

    ftp_mdtm — Returns the last modified time of the given file

    Description

    ftp_mdtm(FTP\Connection$ftp, string$filename): int

    ftp_mdtm() gets the last modified time for a remote file.

    Note:

    Not all servers support this feature!

    Note:

    ftp_mdtm() does not work with directories.

    Parameters

    ftp

    An FTP\Connection instance.

    filename

    The file from which to extract the last modification time.

    Return Values

    Returns the last modified time as a local Unix timestamp on success, or -1 on error.

    Changelog

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

    Examples

    Example #1 ftp_mdtm() example

    <?php

    $file     = 'somefile.txt';

    // set up basic connection
    $ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

    // login with username and password
    $login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

    // get the last modified time
    $buff = ftp_mdtm($ftp, $file);

    if (    $buff != -1) {
    // somefile.txt was last modified on: March 26 2003 14:16:41.
    echo "$file was last modified on : " . date("F d Y H:i:s.", $buff);
    } else {
    echo     "Couldn't get mdtime";
    }

    // close the connection
    ftp_close($ftp);

    ?>
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