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| FTP Class |
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| CodeIgniter's FTP Class permits files to be transfered to a remote |
| server. Remote files can also be moved, renamed, and deleted. The FTP |
| class also includes a "mirroring" function that permits an entire local |
| directory to be recreated remotely via FTP. |
| |
| .. note:: SFTP and SSL FTP protocols are not supported, only standard |
| FTP. |
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| ********************** |
| Initializing the Class |
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| Like most other classes in CodeIgniter, the FTP class is initialized in |
| your controller using the $this->load->library function:: |
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| $this->load->library('ftp'); |
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| Once loaded, the FTP object will be available using: $this->ftp |
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| Usage Examples |
| ============== |
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| In this example a connection is opened to the FTP server, and a local |
| file is read and uploaded in ASCII mode. The file permissions are set to |
| 755. Note: Setting permissions requires PHP 5. |
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| :: |
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| $this->load->library('ftp'); $config['hostname'] = 'ftp.example.com'; $config['username'] = 'your-username'; $config['password'] = 'your-password'; $config['debug'] = TRUE; $this->ftp->connect($config); $this->ftp->upload('/local/path/to/myfile.html', '/public_html/myfile.html', 'ascii', 0775); $this->ftp->close(); |
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| In this example a list of files is retrieved from the server. |
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| :: |
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| $this->load->library('ftp'); $config['hostname'] = 'ftp.example.com'; $config['username'] = 'your-username'; $config['password'] = 'your-password'; $config['debug'] = TRUE; $this->ftp->connect($config); $list = $this->ftp->list_files('/public_html/'); print_r($list); $this->ftp->close(); |
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| In this example a local directory is mirrored on the server. |
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| :: |
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| $this->load->library('ftp'); $config['hostname'] = 'ftp.example.com'; $config['username'] = 'your-username'; $config['password'] = 'your-password'; $config['debug'] = TRUE; $this->ftp->connect($config); $this->ftp->mirror('/path/to/myfolder/', '/public_html/myfolder/'); $this->ftp->close(); |
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| Function Reference |
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| $this->ftp->connect() |
| ===================== |
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| Connects and logs into to the FTP server. Connection preferences are set |
| by passing an array to the function, or you can store them in a config |
| file. |
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| Here is an example showing how you set preferences manually:: |
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| $this->load->library('ftp'); $config['hostname'] = 'ftp.example.com'; $config['username'] = 'your-username'; $config['password'] = 'your-password'; $config['port'] = 21; $config['passive'] = FALSE; $config['debug'] = TRUE; $this->ftp->connect($config); |
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| Setting FTP Preferences in a Config File |
| **************************************** |
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| If you prefer you can store your FTP preferences in a config file. |
| Simply create a new file called the ftp.php, add the $config array in |
| that file. Then save the file at config/ftp.php and it will be used |
| automatically. |
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| Available connection options |
| **************************** |
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| - **hostname** - the FTP hostname. Usually something like: |
| ftp.example.com |
| - **username** - the FTP username. |
| - **password** - the FTP password. |
| - **port** - The port number. Set to 21 by default. |
| - **debug** - TRUE/FALSE (boolean). Whether to enable debugging to |
| display error messages. |
| - **passive** - TRUE/FALSE (boolean). Whether to use passive mode. |
| Passive is set automatically by default. |
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| $this->ftp->upload() |
| ==================== |
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| Uploads a file to your server. You must supply the local path and the |
| remote path, and you can optionally set the mode and permissions. |
| Example:: |
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| $this->ftp->upload('/local/path/to/myfile.html', '/public_html/myfile.html', 'ascii', 0775); |
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| **Mode options are:** ascii, binary, and auto (the default). If auto is |
| used it will base the mode on the file extension of the source file. |
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| Permissions are available if you are running PHP 5 and can be passed as |
| an octal value in the fourth parameter. |
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| $this->ftp->download() |
| ====================== |
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| Downloads a file from your server. You must supply the remote path and |
| the local path, and you can optionally set the mode. Example:: |
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| $this->ftp->download('/public_html/myfile.html', '/local/path/to/myfile.html', 'ascii'); |
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| **Mode options are:** ascii, binary, and auto (the default). If auto is |
| used it will base the mode on the file extension of the source file. |
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| Returns FALSE if the download does not execute successfully (including |
| if PHP does not have permission to write the local file) |
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| $this->ftp->rename() |
| ==================== |
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| Permits you to rename a file. Supply the source file name/path and the |
| new file name/path. |
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| :: |
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| // Renames green.html to blue.html $this->ftp->rename('/public_html/foo/green.html', '/public_html/foo/blue.html'); |
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| $this->ftp->move() |
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| Lets you move a file. Supply the source and destination paths:: |
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| // Moves blog.html from "joe" to "fred" $this->ftp->move('/public_html/joe/blog.html', '/public_html/fred/blog.html'); |
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| Note: if the destination file name is different the file will be |
| renamed. |
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| $this->ftp->delete_file() |
| ========================== |
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| Lets you delete a file. Supply the source path with the file name. |
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| :: |
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| $this->ftp->delete_file('/public_html/joe/blog.html'); |
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| $this->ftp->delete_dir() |
| ========================= |
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| Lets you delete a directory and everything it contains. Supply the |
| source path to the directory with a trailing slash. |
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| **Important** Be VERY careful with this function. It will recursively |
| delete **everything** within the supplied path, including sub-folders |
| and all files. Make absolutely sure your path is correct. Try using the |
| list_files() function first to verify that your path is correct. |
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| :: |
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| $this->ftp->delete_dir('/public_html/path/to/folder/'); |
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| $this->ftp->list_files() |
| ========================= |
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| Permits you to retrieve a list of files on your server returned as an |
| array. You must supply the path to the desired directory. |
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| :: |
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| $list = $this->ftp->list_files('/public_html/'); print_r($list); |
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| $this->ftp->mirror() |
| ==================== |
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| Recursively reads a local folder and everything it contains (including |
| sub-folders) and creates a mirror via FTP based on it. Whatever the |
| directory structure of the original file path will be recreated on the |
| server. You must supply a source path and a destination path:: |
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| $this->ftp->mirror('/path/to/myfolder/', '/public_html/myfolder/'); |
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| $this->ftp->mkdir() |
| =================== |
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| Lets you create a directory on your server. Supply the path ending in |
| the folder name you wish to create, with a trailing slash. Permissions |
| can be set by passed an octal value in the second parameter (if you are |
| running PHP 5). |
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| :: |
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| // Creates a folder named "bar" $this->ftp->mkdir('/public_html/foo/bar/', DIR_WRITE_MODE); |
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| $this->ftp->chmod() |
| =================== |
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| Permits you to set file permissions. Supply the path to the file or |
| folder you wish to alter permissions on:: |
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| // Chmod "bar" to 777 $this->ftp->chmod('/public_html/foo/bar/', DIR_WRITE_MODE); |
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| $this->ftp->close(); |
| ==================== |
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| Closes the connection to your server. It's recommended that you use this |
| when you are finished uploading. |