Downloads a file from the FTP server

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# ftp_get

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

ftp_get — Downloads a file from the FTP server

### Description

bool ftp_get ( resource `$ftp_stream` , string `$local_file` , string `$remote_file` , int `$mode` [, int `$resumepos` = 0 ] )

ftp_get() retrieves a remote file from the FTP server, and saves it into a local file.

### Parameters

`ftp_stream`

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

`local_file`

  The local file path (will be overwritten if the file already exists).

`remote_file`

  The remote file path.

`mode`

  The transfer mode. Must be either `FTP_ASCII` or `FTP_BINARY`.

`resumepos`

  The position in the remote file to start downloading from.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 ftp_get() example

`<?php
// define some variables
$local_file = 'local.zip';
$server_file = 'server.zip';
// 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);
// try to download $server_file and save to $local_file
if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_BINARY)) {
echo "Successfully written to $local_file\n";
} else {
echo "There was a problem\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>`

### See Also

- ftp_pasv() - Turns passive mode on or off
- ftp_fget() - Downloads a file from the FTP server and saves to an open file
- ftp_nb_get() - Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to a local file (non-blocking)
- ftp_nb_fget() - Retrieves a file from the FTP server and writes it to an open file (non-blocking)

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