Opens an FTP connection ftp_close ftp_delete FTP Functions PHP Manual ftp_connect (PHP 4, PHP 5)ftp_connect — Opens an FTP connection Description resource ftp_connect ( string $host [, int $port [, int $timeout ]] ) ftp_connect() opens an FTP connection to the specified host . Parameters host The FTP server address. This parameter shouldn't have any trailing slashes and shouldn't be prefixed with ftp://. port This parameter specifies an alternate port to connect to. If it is omitted or set to zero, then the default FTP port, 21, will be used. timeout This parameter specifies the timeout for all subsequent network operations. If omitted, the default value is 90 seconds. The timeout can be changed and queried at any time with ftp_set_option() and ftp_get_option(). Return Values Returns a FTP stream on success or FALSE on error. Examples Example #1 ftp_connect() example <?php$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";// set up a connection or die$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server"); ?> ChangeLog Version Description 4.2.0 timeout was added. See Also ftp_close() ftp_ssl_connect() ftp_close ftp_delete FTP Functions PHP Manual