# ftp_systype

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ftp_systype — Returns the system type identifier of the remote FTP server

### Description

string ftp_systype ( resource `$ftp_stream` )

Returns the system type identifier of the remote FTP server.

### Parameters

`ftp_stream`

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

### Return Values

Returns the remote system type, or `FALSE` on error.

### Examples

Example#1 ftp_systype() example

`<?php
// ftp connection
$ftp = ftp_connect('ftp.example.com');
ftp_login($ftp, 'user', 'password');
// get the system type
if ($type = ftp_systype($ftp)) {
echo "Example.com is powered by $type\n";
} else {
echo "Couldn't get the systype";
}
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Example.com is powered by UNIX