help with ftp_get I can connect to the server but not sure hot to get to the folder named "Outbox"

[kat35601]

I am using ftp_get to connect to a server and want to download a file named CCDATA.TXT from a folder named  Outbox.

 

I can do this with filezilla and I can connect to the server with the below code.

// test connection 
 
 $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server"); 

// try to login
if (@ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass)) {
    echo "Connected as $ftp_username@$ftp_server\n";
} else {
    echo "Couldn't connect as $ftp_username\n";
}

// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);  

But I get these error when I try  this code.

Warning: ftp_get(/Outbox/CCDATA.TXT): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/html/dashboard/data/file_download.php on line 16

Warning: ftp_get(): Error opening /Outbox/CCDATA.TXT in /var/www/html/dashboard/data/file_download.php on line 16
Error downloading CCDATA.TXT.

 
$local_file = "file.txt";
$server_file = 'CCDATA.TXT';
$ftp_username="removed";
$ftp_userpass="removed";
$ftp_path = '/Outbox/';
$ftp_server = "removed";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);



// download server file
if (ftp_get($ftp_conn, $ftp_path.$server_file, $local_file,  FTP_ASCII))
  {
  echo "Successfully written to $local_file.";
  }
else
  {
  echo "Error downloading $server_file.";
  }

// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);

[requinix]

Try without the leading slash:

$ftp_path = 'Outbox/';

[kat35601]

Same error 

 

Warning: ftp_get(Outbox/CCDATA.TXT): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/html/dashboard/data/cit_file_download.php on line 16

Warning: ftp_get(): Error opening Outbox/CCDATA.TXT in /var/www/html/dashboard/data/cit_file_download.php on line 16
Error downloading CCDATA.TXT.Connected as giachoufiu@tf.sftp.citonline.com

[ginerjm]

And remove the @ sign on your login attempt.  

 

Why oh why do people use those things.....

[kat35601]

The @ came from example 1 of the php manual from here http://php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-login.php

 

I did remove it and still connects to the server.

 

Any idea how to get to the folder Outbox???

 

Thanks

[ginerjm]

Apparently your path and filename do not exist.  Have you viewed the actual directory on that ftp server to verify things?  Cases correct?

[kat35601]

yes I have connected with filezilla and and see two folders inbox and outbox.

[requinix]

What does

print_r(ftp_nlist($ftp_con, "."));

show?

[kat35601]

it shows

 

Array ( [0] => Inbox [1] => Outbox ) Connected as giajhjufiu@tf.sftp.online.com

Edited September 20, 2017 by kat35601

[ginerjm]

Can you show us the Current set of code that is doing the get call?  And before the get echo out the values that are being used in the call.  All of them plz.

 

Dare I ask if line 16 is the line we are looking at?

[kat35601]

Yes line 16 is the line

echo $ftp_server.$ftp_path.$server_file;

tf.sftp.online.com/Outbox/CCDATA.TXT

Edited September 20, 2017 by kat35601

[ginerjm]

I want to see the 'set of code' meaning the lines that setup this operation so I can compare what you are doing with what you think is happening.

[kat35601]

This is what I have so far.

<?php
 
$local_file = "order.txt";
$server_file = 'CCDATA.TXT';
$ftp_username="removed";
$ftp_userpass="removed";
$ftp_path = '/Outbox/';
$ftp_server = "tf.sftp.online.com";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);



// download server file
echo $ftp_server.$ftp_path.$server_file;
if (ftp_get($ftp_conn, $ftp_path.$server_file, $local_file,  FTP_ASCII))
  {
  echo "Successfully written to $local_file.";
  }
else
  {
  echo "Error downloading $server_file.";
  }

// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
 
 // test connection 
 /*
 $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server"); 

// try to login
if (@ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass)) {
	print_r(ftp_nlist($ftp_conn, "."));
    echo "Connected as $ftp_username@$ftp_server\n";
} else {
    echo "Couldn't connect as $ftp_username\n";
}

// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);  */
 
 
 
   ?>

[requinix]

My next question is

print_r(ftp_nlist($ftp_con, "./Outbox"));
var_dump(is_writable("."));

[kat35601]

Array ( [0] => Inbox [1] => Outbox ) Array ( [0] => CCDATA.TXT ) bool(true) Connected as giajhojju@tf.sftp.online.com

[kat35601]

I got it 

if (ftp_get($ftp_conn,  $local_file, $ftp_path.$server_file, FTP_ASCII))

I reversed $local_file and $ftp_path.$server_file and it works.

 

thank you for the input 

[requinix]