PHP Manual: Logs in to an FTP connection

Description

bool ftp_login ( resource $ftp_stream , string $username , string $password )

Logs in to the given FTP stream.

Parameters

ftp_stream: The link identifier of the FTP connection.
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.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_login example


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

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

// try to login
if (@ftp_login($conn_id, $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($conn_id);  
?>