ftp_nb_get
(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ftp_nb_get — Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to a local file (non-blocking)
Description
$ftp_stream
, string $local_file
, string $remote_file
[, int $mode = FTP_IMAGE
[, int $resumepos = 0
]] ) : intftp_nb_get() retrieves a remote file from the FTP server, and saves it into a local file.
The difference between this function and ftp_get() is that this function retrieves the file asynchronously, so your program can perform other operations while the file is being downloaded.
Parameters
-
ftp_stream -
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
-
local_file -
The local file path (will be overwritten if the file already exists).
-
remote_file -
The remote file path.
-
mode -
The transfer mode. Must be either
FTP_ASCIIorFTP_BINARY. -
resumepos -
The position in the remote file to start downloading from.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 7.3.0 |
The mode parameter is now optional. Formerly it
has been mandatory.
|
Examples
Example #1 ftp_nb_get() example
<?php
// Initate the download
$ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "test", "README", FTP_BINARY);
while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
// Do whatever you want
echo ".";
// Continue downloading...
$ret = ftp_nb_continue($my_connection);
}
if ($ret != FTP_FINISHED) {
echo "There was an error downloading the file...";
exit(1);
}
?>
Example #2 Resuming a download with ftp_nb_get()
<?php
// Initate
$ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "test", "README", FTP_BINARY,
filesize("test"));
// OR: $ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "test", "README",
// FTP_BINARY, FTP_AUTORESUME);
while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
// Do whatever you want
echo ".";
// Continue downloading...
$ret = ftp_nb_continue($my_connection);
}
if ($ret != FTP_FINISHED) {
echo "There was an error downloading the file...";
exit(1);
}
?>
Example #3 Resuming a download at position 100 to a new file with ftp_nb_get()
<?php
// Disable Autoseek
ftp_set_option($my_connection, FTP_AUTOSEEK, false);
// Initiate
$ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "newfile", "README", FTP_BINARY, 100);
while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
/* ... */
// Continue downloading...
$ret = ftp_nb_continue($my_connection);
}
?>
In the example above, newfile is 100 bytes smaller
than README on the FTP server because we started
reading at offset 100. If we didn't disable
FTP_AUTOSEEK, the first 100 bytes of
newfile would be '\0'.
See Also
- ftp_nb_fget() - Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to an open file (non-blocking)
- ftp_nb_continue() - Continues retrieving/sending a file (non-blocking)
- ftp_fget() - Downloads a file from the FTP server and saves to an open file
- ftp_get() - Downloads a file from the FTP server
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