ftp entire dir

aconway

I am trying to ftp the entire content of a directory from server A to server B but first deleting the contents in the directory on server B.

I know how to ftp a file, but how do you ftp several files at once?

any help would be appreciated.

LordShryku

Just do a list on the ftp server, loop through the list using ftp_get on each file.

aconway

I'm a novice so be gentle.

I'm not so sure how to use the function ftp_nlist(), but this is the code I wrote and as you can probably guess I get my custom error message.

$fdir = '/from_folder/images/';
	$tdir = '/to_folder/images/lgpics/';

//ftp's all image files
$flist = ftp_nlist($fconn, $fdir);
	if (!$flist) { echo 'Could not get list of files.<br/>';
	} else {
		for ($i=0; $i<$flist; $i++) {
		$files = ftp_fget($fconn, $tdir, $flist[$i], FTP_BINARY);
			if (!$files) { echo 'Could not transfer large image files.<br/>';
				echo 
				exit;
			}
		}
	}
exit;

any suggestions would be nice :bemused:

aconway

New situation.

I have just been told that inorder to update my image dir, that I can only ftp new images. I was planning on deleting the directory and recreate then ftp all the files but that isn't allowed.

So, now I have to compare the files in two directories, delete the ones in the new server that are no longer in the original server, and transfer only the new files to the new server.

As I said before i'm a novice... I'm screwed!😕

I'll be posting my code, when I start writing it again, so any kind-hearted soul can FEEL FREE to give their 2-cents worth.

aconway

For all of you are are following this thread... I'm sure EVERYONE is.:p

I thought that it might be useful for myself if I wrote out how I think the script should work. Let me know if this make sense or not.

connect to B
connect to A

loop through B's dir
if ( file exists in B && !exists(loop through A's dir)) { ftp file from B to A;
} else if ( file !exist in B && exists(loop through A's dir)) { Delete file from A;
}

disconnect from B & A

I think that the really tricky thing for me is the loop. I just haven't figured them out yet.

aconway

I'm not too sure of what is going on, but I was able to ftp one image file anyone know why the rest weren't ftped?

And, does any know how to put the file into the correct directory?
The following was able to ftp the first file in the source_dir into the directory the script exists in.

I would like to ftp all the files - not just one - to the destination_dir - not the dir holding the script, that are in the source_dir and not in the destination_dir.

let me know if you have any questions

	$source_dir = '/server_A/images';
	$destination_dir = '/server_B/folder/lgpics';

//ftp's all image files
$destination_list = ftp_nlist($destination_conn, $destination_dir);
$source_list = ftp_nlist($source_conn, $source_dir);
echo 'everythings okay so far.<br/>';

foreach ($source_list as $source_filename) {
	echo "$source_filename<br/>";
	if (!file_exists($destination_dir.$source_filename)) {
		echo "$destination_filename<br/>";
		$clean = explode("/", $source_filename);
		$fp = fopen($clean[3], 'w');
		$files = ftp_fget($source_conn, $fp, $source_filename, FTP_BINARY);
		if (!$files) {
			echo 'I tried to ftp the files<br/>';
			exit;
		} else { echo 'files transfered<br/>'; exit; }
	}
}