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FTPS / Implicit SSL

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Demonstrates how to connect using implicit SSL on port 990. The FTP component connects using SSL on port 990, which is the de-facto standard FTP SSL port. Not all FTP servers support implicit SSL. An alternative is to use AUTH SSL (also called AUTH TLS).

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$ftp = new COM("Chilkat.Ftp2");

// If this example does not work, try using passive mode
// by setting this to 1.
$ftp->Passive = 0;
$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.something.com';
$ftp->Username = 'test';
$ftp->Password = 'test';
$ftp->Port = 990;

// We don't want AUTH SSL:
$ftp->AuthTls = 0;

// We want Implicit SSL:
$ftp->Ssl = 1;

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}
else {
    // LastErrorText contains information even when
    // successful. This allows you to visually verify
    // that the secure connection actually occurred.
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
}

print 'FTPS Channel Established!' . "\n";

// Do whatever you're doing to do ...
// upload files, download files, etc...

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();

?>