ftp_chdir
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ftp_chdir — Changes the current directory on a FTP server
Description
ftp_chdir ( resource $ftp_stream , string $directory ) : bool
Changes the current directory to the specified one.
Parameters
-
ftp_stream -
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
-
directory -
The target directory.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure. If changing directory fails, PHP will also throw a warning.
Examples
Example #1 ftp_chdir() example
<?php
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// check connection
if ((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)) {
die("FTP connection has failed !");
}
echo "Current directory: " . ftp_pwd($conn_id) . "\n";
// try to change the directory to somedir
if (ftp_chdir($conn_id, "somedir")) {
echo "Current directory is now: " . ftp_pwd($conn_id) . "\n";
} else {
echo "Couldn't change directory\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?> See Also
- ftp_cdup() - Changes to the parent directory
- ftp_pwd() - Returns the current directory name
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-chdir.php