(PHP Extension) Get Last Modified Date/Time of Files in a Remote Directory

Gets the last-modified date/times of files in a remote FTP directory.

Chilkat PHP Downloads PHP Extension for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Alpine Linux, Solaris

<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

$ftp = new CkFtp2();

$ftp->put_Hostname('ftp.example.com');
$ftp->put_Username('myLogin');
$ftp->put_Password('myPassword');
// Use explicit TLS
$ftp->put_AuthTls(true);
$ftp->put_Port(21);

// For debugging, turn on session logging so we can examine what is sent by the server.
$ftp->put_KeepSessionLog(true);

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

// Iterate over .txt files.
$ftp->put_ListPattern('*.txt');
$n = $ftp->GetDirCount();
print 'n = ' . $n . "\n";

$i = 0;
while ($i < $n) {
    // Get the last-modified date/time as a CkDateTime object.
    // dt is a CkDateTime
    $dt = $ftp->GetLastModDt($i);
    print $i . ': ' . $ftp->getFilename($i) . ', ' . $dt->getAsTimestamp(false) . "\n";

    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Show the session log so we can see the details of the FTP directory listing sent by the server.
// This tells us what information is available.  Some FTP servers provide better and more accurate information
// than others.

print '---- Session Log ----' . "\n";
print $ftp->sessionLog() . "\n";

$ftp->Disconnect();

?>