This function doesn't always go to the remote server for the PWD. Once called the PWD is cached, and until PHP has a reason to believe the directory has changed any call to ftp_pwd() will return from the cache, even if the remote server has gone away.
ftp_pwd
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
ftp_pwd — Returns the current directory name
Description
string ftp_pwd
( resource
$ftp_stream
)
Parameters
-
ftp_stream -
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
Return Values
Returns the current directory name or FALSE on error.
Examples
Example #1 ftp_pwd() example
<?php
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// change directory to public_html
ftp_chdir($conn_id, 'public_html');
// print current directory
echo ftp_pwd($conn_id); // /public_html
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>
See Also
- ftp_chdir() - Changes the current directory on a FTP server
- ftp_cdup() - Changes to the parent directory
mike dot hall at opencube dot co dot uk ¶
12 years ago
