Hi everybody !
I encounter a problem that bother me for 2 days now !
I manage to use the php function ftp_connect() with an host name like ftp.multimania.com (i use the connection script of the PHP manual).
But the server i want to use got an IP Address : i try with that and it doesn't work !
Can somebody explain me the reason why ?
and if i have to use an host name like ftp.blahblah.com or if i can fix it with an IP address ? Please !
Fonkyseb
(excuse my english, coz i'm a french dude!! 
)
What is the error you get?
A forum, a FAQ, what else do you need?
actually, i check my connection with this code :
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
if ((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)) {
echo "Connection FTP failed!";
die;
} else {
echo "Connected to ".$ftp_server;
}
with $ftp_server as an IP Address, ftp_connect() return false. if i use an host name like ftp.multimania.com ,for instance,it works....
First, change that code, because now you can't tell wether your connection failed, or wether you just could not login.
Then make sure you are using the right IP number.
i already checked this out !
it is my connection that failed and it's the right IP Address and i can reach it via the browser (IE5).....
I just don't understand why it works with an host name and it doesn't with the IP Address !
It should work with the IP just as well as with the hostname.
I take it you enter the IP as a string: "1.2.3.4"?
yep !
i enter $ftp_server="1.2.3.4";
and then i use it in ftp_connect()
I'm quite lost right now coz I can reach this IP Address using a software like leechFTP ,for instance, and it still does not work with ftp_connect()....
:-(((((
Thanx for your help Vincent !
It seems that this function really DOES NOT WORK with the IP directly !
I use the function
gethostbyaddr("IP_Address");
It transforms the IP into a domain name and it seems to work !
)))