Simple php ftp download file script example

 
<?php
 
// define some variables
$local_file = '<save-file-as>';
$server_file = '<server-file-name>';
$ftp_user_name='<ftp-user>';
$ftp_user_pass='<ftp-pass>';
$ftp_server='<ftp-host-name>';
// 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);
 
/* uncomment if you need to change directories
if (ftp_chdir($conn_id, "<directory>")) {
    echo "Current directory is now: " . ftp_pwd($conn_id) . "\n";
} else { 
    echo "Couldn't change directory\n";
}
*/
 
// try to download $server_file and save to $local_file
if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $server_file, FTP_BINARY)) {
    echo "Successfully written to $local_file\n";
} else {
    echo "There was a problem\n";
}
 
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
 
?>