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FTP Set Remote File Date/Time Equal to Local File's Last-Modified Date/Time

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Demonstrates how to set a remote file's date/time to be equal to a local file's date/time.

Important: Not all FTP servers support the ability to set a file's date/time.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// This example assumes Chilkat Ftp2 to have been previously unlocked.
// See Unlock Ftp2 for sample code.

$ftp = new CkFtp2();

$ftp->put_Hostname('www.authtls-ftps-server.com');
$ftp->put_Username('FTP_LOGIN');
$ftp->put_Password('FTP_PASSWORD');
$ftp->put_AuthTls(true);
$ftp->put_Port(21);

// Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
$success = $ftp->ConnectOnly();
if ($success == false) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Authenticate.
$success = $ftp->LoginAfterConnectOnly();
if ($success == false) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// We're going to get the last-mod date/time for the local file
// "qa_data/hamlet.xml", and then set the remote "hamlet.xml" to this date/time.
$fac = new CkFileAccess();
$dt = new CkDateTime();
$lastModTimestamp = $fac->getFileTimeStr('qa_data/hamlet.xml',0);
$dt->SetFromTimestamp($lastModTimestamp);

$success = $ftp->SetRemoteFileDt($dt,'hamlet.xml');
if ($success != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";

    exit;
}

$ftp->Disconnect();

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>