ftp_connect
  Opens an FTP connection
  
 
  Description
  
   resource ftp_connect
    ( string $host
   [, int $port = 21
   [, int $timeout = 90
  ]] )
  
  
 
  Parameters
  
   
    - 
     host
- 
      
       The FTP server address. This parameter shouldn't have any trailing 
       slashes and shouldn't be prefixed with ftp://.
       
- 
     port
- 
      
       This parameter specifies an alternate port to connect to. If it is
       omitted or set to zero, then the default FTP port, 21, will be used.
       
- 
     timeout
- 
      
       This parameter specifies the timeout for all subsequent network operations.
       If omitted, the default value is 90 seconds. The timeout can be changed and
       queried at any time with ftp_set_option and
       ftp_get_option.
       
 
 
  Return Values
  
   Returns a FTP stream on success or FALSE on error.
  
  
 
  Examples
  
   
    Example #1 ftp_connect example
    
<?php
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
// set up a connection or die
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server"); 
?>
  
     
    
  
  
 
 
  See Also
  
   
    - ftp_close
- ftp_ssl_connect