# ftp_nb_continue

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

ftp_nb_continue — Continues retrieving/sending a file (non-blocking)

### Description

int ftp_nb_continue ( resource `$ftp_stream` )

Continues retrieving/sending a file non-blocking.

### Parameters

`ftp_stream`

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

### Return Values

Returns `FTP_FAILED` or `FTP_FINISHED` or `FTP_MOREDATA`.

### Examples

Example#1 ftp_nb_continue() example

`<?php
// Initate the download
$ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "test", "README", FTP_BINARY);
while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
// Continue downloading...
$ret = ftp_nb_continue($my_connection);
}
if ($ret != FTP_FINISHED) {
echo "There was an error downloading the file...";
exit(1);
}
?>`