This function doesn't always go to the remote server for the PWD. Once called the PWD is cached, and until PHP has a reason to believe the directory has changed any call to ftp_pwd() will return from the cache, even if the remote server has gone away.
ftp_pwd
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ftp_pwd — Returns the current directory name
Return Values
Returns the current directory name or false on error.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 |
The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection
instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
|
Examples
Example #1 ftp_pwd() example
<?php
// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// change directory to public_html
ftp_chdir($ftp, 'public_html');
// print current directory
echo ftp_pwd($ftp); // /public_html
// close the connection
ftp_close($ftp);
?>See Also
- ftp_chdir() - Changes the current directory on a FTP server
- ftp_cdup() - Changes to the parent directory
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mike dot hall at opencube dot co dot uk ¶
23 years ago
