# ftp_get_option

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

ftp_get_option — Retrieves various runtime behaviours of the current FTP stream

### Description

mixed ftp_get_option ( resource `$ftp_stream` , int `$option` )

This function returns the value for the requested `option` from the specified FTP connection.

### Parameters

`ftp_stream`

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

`option`

  Currently, the following options are supported:

  Supported runtime FTP options
  `FTP_TIMEOUT_SEC` | Returns the current timeout used for network related operations.
  `FTP_AUTOSEEK` | Returns `TRUE` if this option is on, `FALSE` otherwise.

### Return Values

Returns the value on success or `FALSE` if the given `option` is not supported. In the latter case, a warning message is also thrown.

### Examples

Example#1 ftp_get_option() example

`<?php
// Get the timeout of the given FTP stream
$timeout = ftp_get_option($conn_id, FTP_TIMEOUT_SEC);
?>`

### See Also

- ftp_set_option()