FTP file upload using php

Question

I need to upload a file automatically from a local computer to a remote server. I have found the following code on here:

<?php
require_once('ftp.php');

// 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);

// upload a file
if (ftp_put($conn_id, $remote_file, $file, FTP_ASCII)) {
    echo "successfully uploaded $file\n";
    exit;
} else {
    echo "There was a problem while uploading $file\n";
    exit;
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>

ftp.php is my file with the ftp authentication information. The connection works but I am getting the following error:

There was a problem while uploading C:/xampp/htdocs/testbcos/accounting/checkslastmonth.csv

EDIT: I amnot sure if this makes a difference or not, but here are my $remote_file and my $file:

$file = "C:/xampp/htdocs/testbcos/accounting/checkslastmonth.csv";//tobe uploaded
$remote_file = "/home/bookcell/public_html/testbcos/accounting/checkslastmonth3.csv";

What am I doing wrong here? Also, is it possible to do this if the file is on a mapped drive on my local server? Thanks.

Check the remote directory have right permission to upload the file? — Ranjith
– Ranjith, Commented Apr 23, 2013 at 12:54
The remote directory has permissions of 777 for testing purposes, and I refreshed the directory and tried again with the same error, so I don't think that is the issue — Jim
– Jim, Commented Apr 23, 2013 at 12:57
remain things all goes in a right way. Most probably the user dont have the right privileges to access the remote server.. — Ranjith
– Ranjith, Commented Apr 23, 2013 at 13:02
Make sure you enable warnings in PHP. ftp_put will definitely issue a warning with more details on the error. — Martin Prikryl
– Martin Prikryl, Commented Apr 23, 2013 at 13:31

bitWorking · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-23 14:46:54Z

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First thing: Try to set passive mode. You need it if you're sitting behind a firewall. (What probably is the case)

ftp_pasv($conn_id, true); // after ftp_login

Second, you have to change to dir first:

ftp_chdir($conn_id, '/home/bookcell/public_html/testbcos/accounting/');
ftp_put($conn_id, 'checkslastmonth3.csv', $file, FTP_ASCII);

If you want to know what's really going on, try to get error message with error_get_last() or $php_errormsg

edited Apr 23, 2013 at 14:46

answered Apr 23, 2013 at 14:39

bitWorking

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Jim Over a year ago

I looked at the servers error logs and I am getting this: [STDERR] PHP Warning: ftp_put(C:/xampp/htdocs/testbcos/accounting/checkslastmonth.csv) [<a href='function.ftp-put'>function.ftp-put</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /chroot/home/bookcell/bookcellaronline.com/html/testbcos/accounting/ftpUpload.php on line 19 I think I am destined not to get this to work

bitWorking Over a year ago

try to get the local file with $file = realpath(__DIR__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'checkslastmonth.csv'; Else the error it pretty clear: does the local file really exists at that location?

bitWorking Over a year ago

@Jim so it looks like you're running the script on a server and want to "upload" a file from you're local machine? Could it be that you need an html upload script and not a ftp upload?

Jim Over a year ago

Here is the result: /checkslastmonth.csv

Jim Over a year ago

Meaning I need to use a form? I am going to be uploading the same file, just updated, every time I use a particular program. That is why I went with the ftp script.

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