ftp_fget

Function • Params changed in PHP 8.1

Downloads a file from the FTP server and saves to an open file.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
Improved
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

ftp_fget Function synopsis

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

Parameters

$ftp

TypeFTP\Connection

$stream

An open file pointer in which we store the data.

$remote_filename

Typestring

The remote file path.

$mode

OptionalTypeintDefault valueFTP_BINARY

The transfer mode. Must be either FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY.

$mode accepts one of the following constant values:

$offset

OptionalTypeintDefault value0

The position in the remote file to start downloading from.

Return value

Typebool

Returns true on success, false on failure

Changes to the ftp_fget Function

PHP 8.1

  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($ftp): FTP\Connection
  ftp_fget(
-     $ftp,
+     FTP\Connection $ftp,
      $stream,
      string $remote_filename,
      int $mode = FTP_BINARY,
      int $offset = 0
    ): bool

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: bool
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $fp to $stream
  • Parameter name of parameter #3 changed: $remote_file to $remote_filename
  • Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($remote_filename): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #4 ($mode): int
  • Parameter default value added for position #4 ($mode): FTP_BINARY
  • Parameter name of parameter #5 changed: $resumepos to $offset
  • Parameter type added for parameter #5 ($offset): int
  • Parameter default value added for position #5 ($offset): 0
  ftp_fget(
      $ftp,
-     $fp,
+     $stream,
-     $remote_file,
+     string $remote_filename,
-     $mode,
+     int $mode = FTP_BINARY,
-     $resumepos
+     int $offset = 0
-   )
+   ): bool

ftp_fget Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes