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ftp_chdir

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

Changes the current directory on a FTP server

Description

ftp_chdir(FTP\Connection $ftp, string $directory): bool

Changes the current directory to the specified one.

Parameters

ftp: Ftp
directory: The target directory.

Return Values

Success If changing directory fails, PHP will also throw a warning.

Changelog

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Examples

ftp_chdir() example

php

<?php

// 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); 

// check connection
if ((!$ftp) || (!$login_result)) {
    die("FTP connection has failed !");
}

echo "Current directory: " . ftp_pwd($ftp) . "\n";

// try to change the directory to somedir
if (ftp_chdir($ftp, "somedir")) {
    echo "Current directory is now: " . ftp_pwd($ftp) . "\n";
} else { 
    echo "Couldn't change directory\n";
}

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