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Save String Variable to File on FTP Server

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Save the contents of a string variable to a file on an FTP server.

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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");

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Username = 'login';
$ftp->Password = 'password';

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

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

// Upload the contents of a string to a remote file.
$fileContents = 'To be, or not to be: that is the question.';
$remoteFilename = 'hamletQuote.txt';

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

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();

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

?>