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PHP ftp_alloc() Function

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Definition and Usage

The ftp_alloc() function allocates space for a file to be uploaded to the FTP server.

This function returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Syntax

ftp_alloc(ftp_connection,size,return)

Parameter Description
ftp_connection Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use
size Required. Specifies the number of bytes to allocate
return Optional. Specifies a variable to store the server response in

Tips and Notes

Note: Many FTP servers do not support this command.

Example 1

<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("ftp.testftp.com") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"admin","ert456");

ftp_alloc($conn,"160",$response);
echo $response;

ftp_close($conn);
?>

Example 2

<?php
$file = "myfile.txt";

$conn = ftp_connect("ftp.testftp.com") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"admin","ert456");

if (ftp_alloc($conn, filesize($file), $response))
  {
  echo "Space allocated on server.";
  }
else
  {
  echo "Unable to allocate space. " . $response;
  }

ftp_close($conn);
?>

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