(PHP ActiveX) Binary and ASCII FTP Transfer Modes

The SetTypeBinary() and SetTypeAscii() method can be called to change the current transfer mode. The default transfer mode is binary. Once SetTypeAscii() or SetTypeBinary() is called, all subsequent transfers will occur in that mode.

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.something.com';
$ftp->Username = 'test';
$ftp->Password = 'test';

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

// Set the transfer mode to ASCII
$success = $ftp->SetTypeAscii();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Change to the remote directory where the file will be uploaded.
$success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('junk');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Upload a file.
$localFilename = 'hamlet.xml';
$remoteFilename = 'hamlet.xml';

// Turn on session logging for the upload:
$ftp->KeepSessionLog = 1;

$success = $ftp->PutFile($localFilename,$remoteFilename);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// View the session log.  You can verify visually that
// the transfer was in ascii mode.
print $ftp->SessionLog . "\n";

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();

print 'File Uploaded!' . "\n";

?>