This is an interesting problem. I need to connect to ftp server via our proxy server.
i've tried to use fopen() and fsockopen() but this had no result.
Anybody know the solution?

    sven@cartell-network.de
    13-Feb-2002 11:27

    connection to a ftp server across proxy

    $ftp_server = "proxy"; f.e. 123.456.789.10
    $ftp_user_name = "username@ftpserver"; f.e.
    exampleuk@www.example.uk
    $ftp_user_pass = "password";

    $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server, 2121);
    $login_result = ftp_login( $conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass );

    This answer is really useful. The other useful function is set_time_limit(0);

    Thanks, David

      17 years later

      follow-up question , how do I download the files?

      after connecting to the ftp server that is behind proxy the following commands does not work

      $conn_id = ftp_connect("ftp_proxy",2121) or die('Could not connect to FTP-server.');


      if(ftp_login($conn_id, "ftp_username@ftp_server", "ftp_password")) {

        echo 'Connected to FTP-server.';

 ftp_chdir($conn_id, "History");//( ! ) Warning: ftp_chdir(): CWD failed. "/History": directory not found.

 $server_file = "2019-02.mdb";
$local_file ="2019-02.mdb";
  
  // try to download $server_file and save to $local_file
  if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_BINARY)) { // Warning: ftp_get(): File not found
      echo "Successfully written to $local_file\n";
  } else {  
      echo "There was a problem\n";
  }

      }

        There is no folder called "/History" on the server. Give it the correct path, it should help.
        You might trying giving ftp_chdir() the full path as a parameter ... perhaps you're not in the directory you think you're in? 🙂

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          That may be a record for old thread resurrection.

            I'm sorry, if there is an answer pls redirect me to the page, I really need my project get goiing

              Thank you very much for the reply, yes you are correct. Looks like I over exhaust myself that I already did not noticed

                25 days later

                For that to be interesting, the solution was simple.

                The contents of the text file containing FTP connection information must be replaced by:

                open XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
                login @ address_of_ftp
                password

                XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the proxy address

                A simple syntax problem ...

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