PHP ftp_get() Function
Example
Download a file from the FTP server, and save it into a local file:
<?php
// connect and login to FTP server
 $ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);
$local_file = "local.zip";
$server_file = "server.zip";
// download server file
if (ftp_get($ftp_conn, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_ASCII))
  {
  echo "Successfully written to $local_file.";
  }
else
  {
  echo "Error downloading $server_file.";
  }
// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>
Definition and Usage
The ftp_get() function gets (downloads) a file from the FTP server, and saves it into a local file.
Syntax
ftp_get(ftp_conn, local_file, server_file, mode, startpos);
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description | 
|---|---|
| ftp_conn | Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use | 
| local_file | Required. Specifies the local file path (will be overwritten if the file already exists) | 
| server_file | Required. Specifies the server file to download | 
| mode | Optional. Specifies the transfer mode. Possible values: FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY | 
| startpos | Optional. Specifies the position in the remote file to start downloading from | 
Technical Details
| Return Value: | TRUE on success, FALSE on failure | 
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 4+ | 
| PHP Changelog: | PHP 7.3 - The mode parameter was made optional. PHP 4.3 - The startpos parameter was added.  | 
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