[SOLVED] ftp_mkdir() expects parameter 1 to be resource

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I am trying to ftp an entire folder and all it's contents.  Now the problem with this script is the fact that it won't create directories or copy the files to the remote server.  Now I know the connection is established and the $conn_id is ftp.clientsdomain.com, but I get the errors:

 

ftp_mkdir() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given in ...

ftp_put() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given in ...

 

Any ideas on why I am getting this error?  Thanks!

 

-JC

 

$connUser = $g[username];
$connPass = $g[Password];
$startpos = $g[startDir]."/clients";
$connServer = "ftp.";
$connServer .= $g[Domain];

$conn_id = ftp_connect($connServer);
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $connUser, $connPass);

function copyDir($dirName,$startpos) {
if(file_exists($dirName)) {
	$dir = dir($dirName);
     		while($file = $dir->read()) {
          		           if($file != '.' && $file != '..') {
             			if(is_dir($dirName.'/'.$file)) {
				ftp_mkdir($conn_id, $startpos.'/'.$file);
        			             copyDir($dirName.'/'.$file,$startpos.'/'.$file);
             			} else {
        			             ftp_put($conn_id, $startpos.'/'.$file, $filetoupload, FTP_BINARY);
             			}
           		           }
     		}
	$dir->close();
} else {
	return false;
   	}
return true;
}

[akitchin]

if you want to use the connection resource from within a function, you either have to pass it to the function or you have to globalize it:

 

function copyDir($connection,$dirName,$startpos) {
if(file_exists($dirName)) {
	$dir = dir($dirName);
     		while($file = $dir->read()) {
          		           if($file != '.' && $file != '..') {
             			if(is_dir($dirName.'/'.$file)) {
				ftp_mkdir($connection, $startpos.'/'.$file);
        			             copyDir($dirName.'/'.$file,$startpos.'/'.$file);
             			} else {
        			             ftp_put($connection, $startpos.'/'.$file, $filetoupload, FTP_BINARY);
             			}
           		           }
     		}
	$dir->close();
} else {
	return false;
   	}
return true;
}

 

it's all about scope.

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That makes sense, thanks a lot.  I hate when I make mistakes like that lol.