PHP Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP ftp_size() function returns the size of a specified file on the FTP server.

Note

!!! Not all FTP servers support this function.

<?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 = 'server-file.txt';

// get file size
$fsize = ftp_size($ftp_conn, $file);

if ($fsize != -1) {
    echo "$file is $fsize bytes";
}
else {
    echo 'Error getting the file size';
}

// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>

Output

// gets the size of a file on the FTP server

Syntax

ftp_size(ftp_conn, file)

Parameters

ParameterDescription
ftp_connSpecifies the FTP connection to use (required)
fileSpecifies the server 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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