ftp_login

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

ftp_login — Logs in to an FTP connection

Description

ftp_login(FTP\Connection $ftp, string $username, #[\SensitiveParameter] string $password): bool

Logs in to the given FTP connection.

Parameters

ftp

An FTP\Connection instance.

username

The username (USER).

password

The password (PASS).

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure. If login fails, PHP will also throw a warning.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.1.0The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_login() example

<?php

$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
$ftp_user = "foo";
$ftp_pass = "bar";

// set up a connection or die
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server");

// try to login
if (@ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass)) {
echo "Connected as $ftp_user@$ftp_server\n";
} else {
echo "Couldn't connect as $ftp_user\n";
}

// close the connection
ftp_close($ftp);
?>