(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ftp_nb_fget — Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to an open file (non-blocking)
$ftp_stream
, resource $handle
, string $remote_file
[, int $mode
= FTP_IMAGE
[, int $resumepos
= 0
]] ) : intftp_nb_fget() retrieves a remote file from the FTP server.
The difference between this function and ftp_fget() is that this function retrieves the file asynchronously, so your program can perform other operations while the file is being downloaded.
ftp_stream
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
handle
An open file pointer in which we store the data.
remote_file
The remote file path.
mode
The transfer mode. Must be either FTP_ASCII
or
FTP_BINARY
.
resumepos
The position in the remote file to start downloading from.
Returns FTP_FAILED
or FTP_FINISHED
or FTP_MOREDATA
.
Version | Description |
---|---|
7.3.0 |
The mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it
has been mandatory.
|
Example #1 ftp_nb_fget() example
<?php
// open some file for reading
$file = 'index.php';
$fp = fopen($file, 'w');
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// Initate the download
$ret = ftp_nb_fget($conn_id, $fp, $file, FTP_BINARY);
while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
// Do whatever you want
echo ".";
// Continue downloading...
$ret = ftp_nb_continue($conn_id);
}
if ($ret != FTP_FINISHED) {
echo "There was an error downloading the file...";
exit(1);
}
// close filepointer
fclose($fp);
?>