(PHP Extension) Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

Chilkat PHP Downloads PHP Extension for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Alpine Linux, Solaris

<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

$ftp = new CkFtp2();

$ftp->put_Hostname('ftp.someFtpServer.com');
$ftp->put_Username('myFtpUserAccount');
$ftp->put_Password('myFtpPassword');

// Set other possible settings...
// See http://www.cknotes.com/determining-ftp2-connection-settings/ 
// for more information about FTP connection settings.
$ftp->put_Passive(true);
$ftp->put_AuthTls(true);

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

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

// Download the contents of the remote file into a string variable.

// The GetRemoteFileTextData method assumes the remote file contains ANSI chars.
// To download text files containing non-ANSI text, such as utf-8, call GetRemoteFileTextC
// instead. (see below)
$fileContents = $ftp->getRemoteFileTextData('ansiText.txt');
if ($ftp->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}
else {
    print $fileContents . "\n";
}

// To download a remote text file containing utf-8 chars, 
// call GetRemoteFileTextC and pass "utf-8" for the 2nd arg.  This tells
// Chilkat to interpret the incoming bytes according to the utf-8 character encoding.

$fileContents = $ftp->getRemoteFileTextC('utf8Text.txt','utf-8');
if ($ftp->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}
else {
    print $fileContents . "\n";
}

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();

?>