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grabbing files from ftp site
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yes it can. A piece of code, just go to and look for the documentation of ftp functions. It's the best thing to do. Anikin
Hugo Alexandre Dias
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Hugo Alexandre Dias
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anikin_jedi@hotmail.com
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well, you must enable ftp support
If you are using windows, you must edit php.ini and uncomment the extension=php_ftp.dll (i think is this name)
if you are using linux you must recompile php with ftp support (--with-ftp) i think Anikin
Hugo Alexandre Dias
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anikin_jedi@hotmail.com
If you are using windows, you must edit php.ini and uncomment the extension=php_ftp.dll (i think is this name)
if you are using linux you must recompile php with ftp support (--with-ftp) i think Anikin
Hugo Alexandre Dias
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anikin_jedi@hotmail.com
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sleipnir214
Programmer
It is still possible to do get the file using an external ftp command.
Here's what works from my Linux box:
I've created a file called ftpcommands that reads like this:
[tt]open <IP-address or ftp site name>
user <mylogin> <my password>
lcd <directory where the web server can write>
cd <directory where the file sits on foreign FTP server>
bin
get <file I need to get>
quit
[/tt]
The run the following PHP script:
[tt]<?php
exec ("cat ftpcommands | ftp -n", $foo);
?>
[/tt]
[Notice the command on Linux is "ftp -n". That suppresses autologin, which allows the USER line of the ftpcommands file to work.]
If you're on Win32, the similar thing can work, with the following changes:
ftpcommands:
[tt]open <ftp server>
<mylogin>
<mypassword>
lcd <writeable local directory>
cd <directory for file>
bin
get <filename>
quit[/tt]
And the exec() statement should read:
[tt]exec ("ftp -s:<full path and name to ftpcommands>"
;[/tt] ______________________________________________________________________
My God! It's full of stars!
______________________________________________________________________
Here's what works from my Linux box:
I've created a file called ftpcommands that reads like this:
[tt]open <IP-address or ftp site name>
user <mylogin> <my password>
lcd <directory where the web server can write>
cd <directory where the file sits on foreign FTP server>
bin
get <file I need to get>
quit
[/tt]
The run the following PHP script:
[tt]<?php
exec ("cat ftpcommands | ftp -n", $foo);
?>
[/tt]
[Notice the command on Linux is "ftp -n". That suppresses autologin, which allows the USER line of the ftpcommands file to work.]
If you're on Win32, the similar thing can work, with the following changes:
ftpcommands:
[tt]open <ftp server>
<mylogin>
<mypassword>
lcd <writeable local directory>
cd <directory for file>
bin
get <filename>
quit[/tt]
And the exec() statement should read:
[tt]exec ("ftp -s:<full path and name to ftpcommands>"
;[/tt] ______________________________________________________________________My God! It's full of stars!
______________________________________________________________________
sleipnir214,
That's a very imaginative solution. I'm wondering if there might be a similar approach when it comes to hosts with disabled socket connections? Some free PHP hosts prevent users from "initiating" any kind of outgoing socket connection. Thanks for your reply.
That's a very imaginative solution. I'm wondering if there might be a similar approach when it comes to hosts with disabled socket connections? Some free PHP hosts prevent users from "initiating" any kind of outgoing socket connection. Thanks for your reply.
sleipnir214
Programmer
He didn't specify the size of the file. fopen(), etc, won't be the best solution if the file were sufficiently large. ______________________________________________________________________
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