yes they do successfully connect.
$fconnect = ftp_connect($hostname);
ftp_pasv($fconnect, true);
ftp_login($fconnect, $username, $password);
$save = explode("/", $save);
foreach ($save as $dir) {
if ($dir == '%') {
ftp_mkdir($fconnect, $_GET['page']);
ftp_chdir($fconnect, $_GET['page']);
} else {
if ($dir != '..') {
ftp_mkdir($fconnect, $dir);
}
ftp_chdir($fconnect, $dir);
}
}