(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ftp_connect — Opens an FTP connection
$host
[, int $port = 21
[, int $timeout = 90
]] ) : resource
ftp_connect() opens an FTP connection to the
specified host.
hostThe FTP server address. This parameter shouldn't have any trailing slashes and shouldn't be prefixed with ftp://.
portThis parameter specifies an alternate port to connect to. If it is omitted or set to zero, then the default FTP port, 21, will be used.
timeoutThis parameter specifies the timeout in seconds for all subsequent network operations. If omitted, the default value is 90 seconds. The timeout can be changed and queried at any time with ftp_set_option() and ftp_get_option().
Returns a FTP stream on success or FALSE on error.
Example #1 ftp_connect() example
<?php
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
// set up a connection or die
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server");
?>