Quick Reference
The PHP ftp_mdtm() function returns when the specified file was last modified.
Note
!!! Not all servers support this function, and this function does not work with directories.
<?php
// connect and login to FTP server
$ftp_server = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die('Could not connect to ' . $ftp_server);
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);
$file = 'my-file.txt';
// get the last modified time
$lastchanged = ftp_mdtm($ftp_conn, $file);
if ($lastchanged != -1) {
echo 'Last modified on : ' . date('F d Y H:i:s', $lastchanged);
}
else {
echo 'Could not get last modified';
}
// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>Output
ftp_mdtm(ftp_conn, file)Syntax
Parameter Description
ftp_conn Specifies the FTP connection to use (required)
file Specifies the file to check (required)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| ftp_conn | Specifies the FTP connection to use (required) |
| file | Specifies the file to check (required) |
PHP Notes:
- When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
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