PHP ftp_pasv function

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ftp_pasv

(PHP 3 >= 3.0.13, PHP 4, PHP 5)

ftp_pasv() turns on or off passive mode. In
passive mode, data connections are initiated by the client,
rather than by the server.
It may be needed if the client is behind firewall.

The link identifier of the FTP connection.

If TRUE, the passive mode is turned on, else it’s turned off.

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Example 1. ftp_pasv() example

$file = 'somefile.txt';
$remote_file = 'readme.txt';
 
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
 
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
 
// turn passive mode on
ftp_pasv($conn_id, true);
 
// upload a file
if (ftp_put($conn_id, $remote_file, $file, FTP_ASCII)) {
 echo "successfully uploaded $file\n";
} else {
 echo "There was a problem while uploading $file\n";
}
 
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);