PHP ActiveX

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.

PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

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

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

$ftp->Hostname = 'www.authtls-ftps-server.com';
$ftp->Username = 'FTP_LOGIN';
$ftp->Password = 'FTP_PASSWORD';
$ftp->AuthTls = 1;
$ftp->Port = 21;

// Connect to the FTP server using explicit TLS (AUTH TLS).
$success = $ftp->ConnectOnly();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Authenticate.
$success = $ftp->LoginAfterConnectOnly();
if ($success == 0) {
    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 COM("Chilkat.FileAccess");
$dt = new COM("Chilkat.CkDateTime");
$lastModTimestamp = $fac->getFileTimeStr('qa_data/hamlet.xml',0);
$dt->SetFromTimestamp($lastModTimestamp);

$success = $ftp->SetRemoteFileDt($dt,'hamlet.xml');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";

    exit;
}

$ftp->Disconnect();

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>