ftp_mdtm

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ftp_mdtm — Returns the last modified time of the given file

Description

int ftp_mdtm ( resource $ftp_stream , string $remote_file )

ftp_mdtm() gets the last modified time for a remote file.

Note: Not all servers support this feature!

Note: ftp_mdtm() does not work with directories.

Parameters

ftp_stream: The link identifier of the FTP connection.
remote_file: The file from which to extract the last modification time.

Return Values

Returns the last modified time as a Unix timestamp on success, or -1 on error.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_mdtm() example


<?php



$file = 'somefile.txt';



// 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);



//  get the last modified time

$buff = ftp_mdtm($conn_id, $file);



if ($buff != -1) {

    // somefile.txt was last modified on: March 26 2003 14:16:41.

    echo "$file was last modified on : " . date("F d Y H:i:s.", $buff);

} else {

    echo "Couldn't get mdtime";

}



// close the connection

ftp_close($conn_id);



?>