FTP File copying: how? - HTML Forums

thereal88 · 07-26-2008, 10:23 AM

Hi, I have some questions about FTP file copying in PHP, because I can't figure it out by searching the Net.

What I want to do is use a file:
http://www. mydomain .nl/ test.php
to copy a file
http://www. anotherdomain .nl/ copyfile.php
to
http://www. mydomain .nl/ copyfile.php

I'm testing with two domains on one server, but I eventually I want to be able to copy from one server to another.

Using this function:

PHP Code:


			
function ftp_copy($source_file, $destination_file)
{
    $ftp_server = 'ftp.mydomain.nl';
    $ftp_user = 'user';
    $ftp_password = 'password';

    $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
    $login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user, $ftp_password);

    if((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result))
    {
            echo "FTP connection has failed!";
            echo "Attempted to connect to $ftp_server for user $ftp_user";
       }

    $upload = ftp_put($conn_id, $destination_file, $source_file, FTP_BINARY);
    ftp_close($conn_id); 

    if(!$upload)
    {
           echo "FTP copy has failed!";
       return false;
       }
    else
    {
        return true;
    }    
}

// define some variables
$destination_file = 'copyfile.php';
$server_file = 'copyfile.php';

if(ftp_copy ($server_file, $destination_file))
{
     echo("Operation succeeded and stuff");
}

What this does, is copying the file /domains/mydomain.nl/public_html/copyfile.php
to /copyfile.php (in the root).
So there are two things wrong with this:
- The file is copied from the location it should be copied to;
- The file is copied to the root of the server.
However, if I try adding the path /domains/mydomain.nl/public_html/ to the destination, it says 'Permission denied', while all CHMOD permissions are checked in the destination folder.

Can anyone tell me how it should be?

Horus_Kol · 07-26-2008, 10:16 PM

well - ftp connection needs to be made TO the destination server (anotherdomain.nl) not the local server

¥åßßå · 07-27-2008, 05:18 AM

Based on your other post ( and this one ), try a simpler solution :

http://your-source-domain.com/getFile.php

PHP Code:


			
<?php

$key = 'put summat random here';

if( !empty( $_GET['key' ] ) && !empty( $_GET[ 'file' ] ) && $_GET['key'] == $key )

{

    switch( $_GET['file'] )

    {

        case 1:

            $contents = file_get_contents( 'functions.inc' );

            break;

            

        case 2:

            $contents = file_get_contents( 'moveDir.inc' );

            break;



        case 3:

            $contents = file_get_contents( 'installDB.inc' );

            break;

            

        case 4:

            $contents = file_get_contents( 'connect_ct.inc.php' );

            break;

            

        default:

            $contents = '';

    }

    echo $contents;

}

?>

http://your-destination-domain.com/test.php

PHP Code:


			
<?php

$key = 'put summat random here'; // this needs to be the same as the key in getFile.php ;)

$url = 'http://your-source-domain.com/getFile.php?key='.$key.'&file=';

copy( $url.'1', 'functions.inc' );

copy( $url.'2', 'moveDir.inc' );

copy( $url.'3', 'installDB.inc' );

copy( $url.'4', 'connect_ct.php.inc' );

?>

¥