PHP | ftp_chdir() function
Last Updated :
28 Jul, 2021
The ftp_chdir() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to change the current directory on the FTP server.
Syntax:
ftp_chdir( $ftp_connection, $directory )
Parameter: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- $ftp_connection: It is required parameter. It specifies the already existing FTP connection to use for execution of FTP commands or functions.
- $directory: It is required parameter. It specifies the path in remote server to which current directory to be changed.
Return Value: It returns True on success or False on failure.
Note:
- This function is available for PHP 4.0.0 and newer version.
- The following examples cannot be run on online IDE. So try to run in some PHP hosting server or localhost with a proper ftp server name, user and password.
- Make sure you have permission to change directory and access to the directory.
Example:
php
<?php
// Connect to FTP server
// Use a correct ftp server
$ftp_server = "localhost";
// Use correct ftp username
$ftp_username="username";
// Use correct ftp password corresponding
// to the ftp username
$ftp_userpass="password";
// Establishing ftp connection
$ftp_connection = ftp_connect($ftp_server)
or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
if($ftp_connection) {
echo "successfully connected to the ftp server!";
// Logging in to established connection with
// ftp username password
$login = ftp_login($ftp_connection, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);
if($login) {
// Checking whether logged in successfully or not
echo "<br>logged in successfully!";
// ftp_chdir() changing current directory to "htdocs"
// remember, you must have folder that will use inside
// current directory of ftp server.
// Here htdocs folder exists in ftp server inside
// base or root directory
if (ftp_chdir($ftp_connection, "htdocs")) {
echo "<br>Current directory successfully changed to htdocs.";
}
else {
echo "<br>Error while changing current directory.";
}
}
else {
echo "<br>login failed!";
}
// Closing connection
if(ftp_close($ftp_connection)) {
echo "<br>Connection closed Successfully!";
}
}
?>
Output:
successfully connected to the ftp server!
logged in successfully!
Current directory successfully changed to htdocs.
Connection closed Successfully!
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-chdir.php
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