# ftp_login

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ftp_login — Logs in to an FTP connection

### Description

bool ftp_login ( resource `$ftp_stream` , string `$username` , string `$password` )

Logs in to the given FTP stream.

### Parameters

`ftp_stream`

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

`username`

  The username (USER).

`password`

  The password (PASS).

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure. If login fails, PHP will also throw a warning.

### Examples

Example#1 ftp_login() example

`<?php
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
$ftp_user = "foo";
$ftp_pass = "bar";
// set up a connection or die
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server");
// try to login
if (@ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass)) {
echo "Connected as $ftp_user@$ftp_server\n";
} else {
echo "Couldn't connect as $ftp_user\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>`