Logs in to an FTP connection

Description

ftp_login(FTP\Connection $ftp, string $username, 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

Version	Description
8.1.0	The `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);  
?>