PHP ftp_nb_fget() Function

The ftp_nb_fget() function gets (downloads) a file from the FTP server, and saves it into an open local file (non-blocking).

int ftp_nb_fget ( resource $ftp_stream , resource $handle , string $remote_file [, int $mode = FTP_IMAGE [, int $resumepos = 0 ]] )

ftp_nb_fget() retrieves a remote file from the FTP server.

The difference between this function and ftp_fget() is that this function retrieves the file asynchronously, so your program can perform other operations while the file is being downloaded.

Example -

ParameterDescription
ftp_streamThe link identifier of the FTP connection
handleAn open file pointer in which we store the data
remote_fileThe remote file path
modeThe transfer mode. Must be either FTP_ASCII or FTP_BINARY
resumeposThe position in the remote file to start downloading from

Returns FTP_FAILED or FTP_FINISHED or FTP_MOREDATA.