ftp_connect problem?

[raysefo]

Hi,

I am using WAP on my local pc to make a ftp connection to linux server as follows:

Code:
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server,$ftp_port) or die("Could not connect to FTP Server");

There is no problem when trying from local pc. The problem occurs when deploy this onto Joomla on a linux server. I can not make a ftp connection. What is wrong? Any suggestions? Or should I use ssh2_connect?

Best Regards.