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PHP ftp_size() Function

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Example

Get size of a file on the FTP server:

<?php
// connect and login to FTP server
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);

$file = "serverfile.txt";

// get size of $file
$fsize = ftp_size($ftp_conn, $file);
if ($fsize != -1)
  {
  echo "$file is $fsize bytes.";
  }
else
  {
  echo "Error getting file size.";
  }

// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>

Definition and Usage

The ftp_size() function returns the size of a specified file on the FTP server.

Note: Not all FTP servers support this function!

Syntax

ftp_size(ftp_connection,file);

Parameter Description
ftp_connection Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use
file Required. Specifies the server file to check

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns the file size in bytes on success, or -1 on error
PHP Version: 4+

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