PHP Manual
FTP Functions
Uploads from an open file to the FTP server

ftp_fput

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_fput — Uploads from an open file to the FTP server

Description

ftp_fput(
    FTP\Connection $ftp,
    string $remote_filename,
    resource $stream,
    int $mode = FTP_BINARY,
    int $offset = 0
): bool

ftp_fput() uploads the data from a file pointer to a remote file on the FTP server.

Parameters

ftp: An FTP\Connection instance.
remote_filename: The remote file path.
stream: An open file pointer on the local file. Reading stops at end of file.
mode: The transfer mode. Must be either FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY.
offset: The position in the remote file to start uploading to.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.1.0	The `ftp` parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
7.3.0	The `mode` parameter is now optional. Formerly it has been mandatory.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_fput() example

<?php

// open some file for reading
$file = 'somefile.txt';
$fp = fopen($file, 'r');

// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// try to upload $file
if (ftp_fput($ftp, $file, $fp, FTP_ASCII)) {
echo "Successfully uploaded $file\n";
} else {
echo "There was a problem while uploading $file\n";
}

// close the connection and the file handler
ftp_close($ftp);
fclose($fp);

?>