Net_FTP::getRecursive()

Net_FTP::getRecursive() – download a whole directory to the computer your script runs on.

Synopsis

require_once 'Net/FTP.php';

mixed Net_FTP::getRecursive ( string $remote_path , string $local_path , bool $overwrite = false , int $mode = null )

Description

This downloads a whole directory from the FTP server to the computer your script runs on.

Parameter

string $remote_path - The directory you'd like to download. This could either be an absolute or relative path to a directory (path has to end with '/').
string $local_path - The destination you'd like to download the directory to. You can specify this with either an absolute path or a path relative to the scripts directory. (Beware: The script directory is determined by the called script, if you use includes!)
bool $overwrite = false - Whether to overwrite the local files if they exist, or not. if not set the directory will not be overwritten.
int $mode = null - This has to be one of the constants FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY. if not specified, the class will try to determine the mode from the file extensions (from extensions.ini) or fall back to the standard transfer mode (attribute).

Return value

mixed - true on success, otherwise PEAR::Error.

Throws

Several errors may be returned by getRecursive. The errornumber is unspecific (until now) and will not tell you anything about the errormessage. Possible errors are:

Possible PEAR_Error values
Error message	Description	Solution
Given remote-path '$remote_path' seems not to be a directory.	The path you specified on the FTP sever seems not to be a valid directory node.	Maybe your path does not end with '/' or the directory does not exist.
Given local-path '$local_path' seems not to be a directory.	The path you specified on the local host seems not to be a valid directory node.	Maybe your path does not end with '/' or the directory does not exist.
Could not create dir '$local_path'.	The given directory could not be created.	Check your permissions on the source-directory.
Could not create dir '$local_path'.	The given directory could not be created.	Check your permissions on the source-directory.

Note

This function can not be called statically.

Example

Using getRecursive()


<?php
     
    var_dump($test->getRecursive('foo/', '/tmp/foo/', true));
    
?>