# ftp_fput

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ftp_fput — Uploads from an open file to the FTP server

### Description

bool ftp_fput ( resource `$ftp_stream` , string `$remote_file` , resource `$handle` , int `$mode` [, int `$startpos` ] )

ftp_fput() uploads the data from a file pointer to a remote file on the FTP server.

### Parameters

`ftp_stream`

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

`remote_file`

  The remote file path.

`handle`

  An open file pointer on the local file. Reading stops at end of file.

`mode`

  The transfer mode. Must be either `FTP_ASCII` or `FTP_BINARY`.

`startpos`

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 ftp_fput() example

`<?php
// open some file for reading
$file = 'somefile.txt';
$fp = fopen($file, 'r');
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// try to upload $file
if (ftp_fput($conn_id, $file, $fp, FTP_ASCII)) {
echo "Successfully uploaded $file\n";
} else {
echo "There was a problem while uploading $file\n";
}
// close the connection and the file handler
ftp_close($conn_id);
fclose($fp);
?>`

### ChangeLog

Version | Description
--- | ---
4.3.0 | `startpos` was added.

### See Also

- ftp_put()
- ftp_nb_fput()
- ftp_nb_put()