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ftp_put Shows success, but the file is not on the ftp server

I tried to run a php upload script that was the correct answer to one of the questions on this site... It ran perfectly... And it said the file was successfully uploaded... However, when I log in to check that the file was placed on the server, it is not there!

I manually uploaded the file with FileZilla with no issues... But, I need this to happen automatically from our server nightly...

Could it be a firewall or server setting? I have used ftp_get many times on the same server / site...

Again... I get no errors... But, it doesn't show up on the remote server...And, I can download files with no issues using ftp_get...

I pasted the sample script in the code section.... Thank you!

<?php
 
$ftp_user_name='USERNAME';
$ftp_user_pass='PASSWORD';
$ftp_server='SERVERNAME';
 
$file = '19276.txt';
$remote_file = '19276.txt';
 
// set up basic connection
if ($conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server)){
 
  // login with username and password
  if ($login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass)){
 
    // upload a file
    if (ftp_put($conn_id, $remote_file, $file, FTP_ASCII)) {
      echo "successfully uploaded $file: ".ftp_size ( $conn_id, $remote_file )." bytes\n";
    } else {
      echo "There was a problem while uploading $file\n";
    }
  } else {
    echo "BAD LOGIN";
  }
  // close the connection
  ftp_close($conn_id);
} else {
  echo "NO CONNECTION";
}
?>

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prhowe

I would try BINARY

<?php
// get FTP access parameters
$host = $_POST['host'];
$user = $_POST['user'];
$pass = $_POST['pass'];
$destDir = $_POST['dir'];
$workDir = "/usr/local/temp"; // define this as per local system

// get temporary file name for the uploaded file
$tmpName = basename($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']);

// copy uploaded file into current directory
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $workDir."/".$tmpName)
or die("Cannot move uploaded file to working directory");

// open connection
$conn = ftp_connect($host) or die ("Cannot initiate connection to
host");

// send access parameters
ftp_login($conn, $user, $pass) or die("Cannot login");

// perform file upload
$upload = ftp_put($conn, $destDir."/".$_FILES['file']['name'],
$workDir."/".$tmpName, FTP_BINARY);

// check upload status
// display message
if (!$upload) {
echo "Cannot upload";
} else {
echo "Upload complete";
}

// close the FTP stream
ftp_close($conn);

// delete local copy of uploaded file
unlink($workDir."/".$tmpName) or die("Cannot delete uploaded
file from working directory -- manual deletion recommended");
?>

Armand G

Hi,

Try this rewritten code from the one above. I've re-organized some parts and added passive mode. See the code:

<?php
 
$ftp_user_name='USERNAME';
$ftp_user_pass='PASSWORD';
$ftp_server='SERVERNAME';
 
$file = '19276.txt';
$remote_file = '19276.txt';
 
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

if ($conn_id) {
	// passive must be turn on
	ftp_pasv ($conn_id, true );
	
	if ($login_result){ 
    	// upload a file
    	if (ftp_put($conn_id, $remote_file, $file, FTP_ASCII)) {
      		echo "successfully uploaded $file: ".ftp_size ( $conn_id, $remote_file )." bytes\n";
    	} else {
      		echo "There was a problem while uploading $file\n";
    	}
  	} else {
    	echo "BAD LOGIN";
  	}
  	// close the connection
  	ftp_close($conn_id);
} else {
  echo "NO CONNECTION";
}

?>

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Linux Guru

I recommend you to just enable passive mode in your code and upload the files.

stephenmp

ASKER

This is the craziest thing I have ever seen! I've tried all your script... I get no errors and it prints out...

successfully uploaded /var/www/vhosts/mywebsite.com/httpdocs/import_export/carfax/daily/WWC_dealerlist_11142010.txt: 639952 bytes

Could a firewall be blocking this? If it was blocking it, wouldn't the login not work? It it would return an error?

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Linux Guru

Hi,

Glad to know that and thank you for the fix.

stephenmp

ASKER

Simple server setting...