PHP: ftp_chdir() function

Description

The ftp_chdir() function is used to change the current directory to a specified directory on an FTP server.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

ftp_chdir(ftp_connection, change_directory)

Parameters:

Return value:

TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Value Type: Boolean

Example:

<?php
$ftp_server="192.168.0.2";
$ftp_user_name="abc123";
$ftp_user_pass="abc123";
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// change the current directory to test
if (!ftp_chdir($conn_id, 'test'))
{
echo "chdir not successful"; // /test
}
else
echo "chidir successful. Directory changed to :".ftp_pwd($conn_id); // /test
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>

See also

PHP Function Reference

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