(PHP ActiveX) Determine if Connected and Logged On

The IsConnected property indicates whether or not the FTP component has a valid TCP/IP connection (and is logged on) to the FTP server.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Ftp2')
$ftp = new COM("Chilkat.Ftp2");

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Username = 'mylogin';
$ftp->Password = 'mypassword';

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// ...

// At any point in an FTP session, the IsConnected property
// can be checked to determine if the component has remained
// connected to the FTP server.
if ($ftp->IsConnected == 1) {
    print 'Connected!' . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'Not connected!' . "\n";
}

// ...

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();

?>