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authorAndrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net>2014-01-03 16:27:29 +0100
committerAndrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net>2014-01-03 16:27:29 +0100
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tree8b87e4e823e5042200a70d45e690ef0c9201c64f /user_guide_src
parentcc042095bcce9856402cc04997f44310074716e0 (diff)
[ci skip] Finish updating the FTP class docs
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-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst201
1 files changed, 111 insertions, 90 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst
index fd82590b9..1b1a45e36 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/ftp.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ Usage Examples
In this example a connection is opened to the FTP server, and a local
file is read and uploaded in ASCII mode. The file permissions are set to
755.
-
::
$this->load->library('ftp');
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ file is read and uploaded in ASCII mode. The file permissions are set to
$this->ftp->close();
In this example a list of files is retrieved from the server.
-
::
$this->load->library('ftp');
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ In this example a list of files is retrieved from the server.
$this->ftp->close();
In this example a local directory is mirrored on the server.
-
::
$this->load->library('ftp');
@@ -121,140 +118,164 @@ Class Reference
If you prefer you can store your FTP preferences in a config file.
Simply create a new file called the ftp.php, add the $config array in
- that file. Then save the file at config/ftp.php and it will be used
- automatically.
+ that file. Then save the file at *application/config/ftp.php* and it
+ will be used automatically.
**Available connection options**
================== ===================================
- Option Name Description
+ Option Name Description
================== ===================================
- **hostname** the FTP hostname. Usually something like: ftp.example.com
- **username** the FTP username
- **password** the FTP password
- **port** The port number. Set to 21 by default.
- **debug** TRUE/FALSE (boolean). Whether to enable debugging to display error messages.
- **passive** TRUE/FALSE (boolean). Whether to use passive mode. Passive is set automatically by default.
+ **hostname** the FTP hostname. Usually something like: ftp.example.com
+ **username** the FTP username
+ **password** the FTP password
+ **port** The port number. Set to 21 by default.
+ **debug** TRUE/FALSE (boolean). Whether to enable debugging to display error messages.
+ **passive** TRUE/FALSE (boolean). Whether to use passive mode. Passive is set automatically by default.
================== ===================================
+ .. method:: upload($locpath, $rempath[, $mode = 'auto'[, $permissions = NULL]])
-Uploads a file to your server. You must supply the local path and the
-remote path, and you can optionally set the mode and permissions.
-Example::
+ :param string $locpath: Local file path
+ :param string $rempath: Remote file path
+ :param string $mode: FTP mode, defaults to 'auto' (options are: 'auto', 'binary', 'ascii')
+ :param int $permissions: File permissions (octal)
+ :returns: bool
- $this->ftp->upload('/local/path/to/myfile.html', '/public_html/myfile.html', 'ascii', 0775);
+ Uploads a file to your server. You must supply the local path and the
+ remote path, and you can optionally set the mode and permissions.
+ Example::
-**Mode options are:** ascii, binary, and auto (the default). If auto is
-used it will base the mode on the file extension of the source file.
+ $this->ftp->upload('/local/path/to/myfile.html', '/public_html/myfile.html', 'ascii', 0775);
-If set, permissions have to be passed as an octal value.
+ If 'auto' mode is used it will base the mode on the file extension of the source file.
-$this->ftp->download()
-======================
+ If set, permissions have to be passed as an octal value.
-Downloads a file from your server. You must supply the remote path and
-the local path, and you can optionally set the mode. Example::
+ .. method:: download($rempath, $locpath[, $mode = 'auto'])
- $this->ftp->download('/public_html/myfile.html', '/local/path/to/myfile.html', 'ascii');
+ :param string $rempath: Remote file path
+ :param string $locpath: Local file path
+ :param string $mode: FTP mode, defaults to 'auto' (options are: 'auto', 'binary', 'ascii')
+ :returns: bool
-**Mode options are:** ascii, binary, and auto (the default). If auto is
-used it will base the mode on the file extension of the source file.
+ Downloads a file from your server. You must supply the remote path and
+ the local path, and you can optionally set the mode. Example::
-Returns FALSE if the download does not execute successfully (including
-if PHP does not have permission to write the local file)
+ $this->ftp->download('/public_html/myfile.html', '/local/path/to/myfile.html', 'ascii');
-$this->ftp->rename()
-====================
+ If 'auto' mode is used it will base the mode on the file extension of the source file.
-Permits you to rename a file. Supply the source file name/path and the
-new file name/path.
+ Returns FALSE if the download does not execute successfully (including if PHP does not have permission to write the local file).
-::
+ .. method:: rename($old_file, $new_file, $move = FALSE)
- // Renames green.html to blue.html
- $this->ftp->rename('/public_html/foo/green.html', '/public_html/foo/blue.html');
+ :param string $old_file: Old file name
+ :param string $new_file: New file name
+ :param bool $move: Whether a move is being performed
+ :returns: bool
-$this->ftp->move()
-==================
+ Permits you to rename a file. Supply the source file name/path and the new file name/path.
+ ::
-Lets you move a file. Supply the source and destination paths::
+ // Renames green.html to blue.html
+ $this->ftp->rename('/public_html/foo/green.html', '/public_html/foo/blue.html');
- // Moves blog.html from "joe" to "fred"
- $this->ftp->move('/public_html/joe/blog.html', '/public_html/fred/blog.html');
+ .. method:: move($old_file, $new_file)
-Note: if the destination file name is different the file will be
-renamed.
+ :param string $old_file: Old file name
+ :param string $new_file: New file name
+ :returns: bool
-$this->ftp->delete_file()
-==========================
+ Lets you move a file. Supply the source and destination paths::
-Lets you delete a file. Supply the source path with the file name.
+ // Moves blog.html from "joe" to "fred"
+ $this->ftp->move('/public_html/joe/blog.html', '/public_html/fred/blog.html');
-::
+ .. note:: If the destination file name is different the file will be renamed.
- $this->ftp->delete_file('/public_html/joe/blog.html');
+ .. method:: delete_file($filepath)
-$this->ftp->delete_dir()
-=========================
+ :param string $filepath: Path to file to delete
+ :returns: bool
-Lets you delete a directory and everything it contains. Supply the
-source path to the directory with a trailing slash.
+ Lets you delete a file. Supply the source path with the file name.
+ ::
-**Important** Be VERY careful with this function. It will recursively
-delete **everything** within the supplied path, including sub-folders
-and all files. Make absolutely sure your path is correct. Try using the
-list_files() function first to verify that your path is correct.
+ $this->ftp->delete_file('/public_html/joe/blog.html');
-::
+ .. method:: delete_dir($filepath)
- $this->ftp->delete_dir('/public_html/path/to/folder/');
+ :param string $filepath: Path to directory to delete
+ :returns: bool
-$this->ftp->list_files()
-=========================
+ Lets you delete a directory and everything it contains. Supply the
+ source path to the directory with a trailing slash.
-Permits you to retrieve a list of files on your server returned as an
-array. You must supply the path to the desired directory.
+ .. important:: Be VERY careful with this method!
+ It will recursively delete **everything** within the supplied path,
+ including sub-folders and all files. Make absolutely sure your path
+ is correct. Try using ``list_files()`` first to verify that your path is correct.
-::
+ ::
- $list = $this->ftp->list_files('/public_html/');
+ $this->ftp->delete_dir('/public_html/path/to/folder/');
- print_r($list);
+ .. method:: list_files([$path = '.'])
-$this->ftp->mirror()
-====================
+ :param string $path: Directory path
+ :returns: array or FALSE on failure
-Recursively reads a local folder and everything it contains (including
-sub-folders) and creates a mirror via FTP based on it. Whatever the
-directory structure of the original file path will be recreated on the
-server. You must supply a source path and a destination path::
+ Permits you to retrieve a list of files on your server returned as an
+ array. You must supply the path to the desired directory.
+ ::
- $this->ftp->mirror('/path/to/myfolder/', '/public_html/myfolder/');
+ $list = $this->ftp->list_files('/public_html/');
+ print_r($list);
-$this->ftp->mkdir()
-===================
+ .. method:: mirror($locpath, $rempath)
-Lets you create a directory on your server. Supply the path ending in
-the folder name you wish to create, with a trailing slash. Permissions
-can be set by passed an octal value in the second parameter (if you are
-running PHP 5).
+ :param string $locpath: Local path
+ :param string $rempath: Remote path
+ :returns: bool
-::
+ Recursively reads a local folder and everything it contains (including
+ sub-folders) and creates a mirror via FTP based on it. Whatever the
+ directory structure of the original file path will be recreated on the
+ server. You must supply a source path and a destination path::
+
+ $this->ftp->mirror('/path/to/myfolder/', '/public_html/myfolder/');
+
+ .. method:: mkdir($path[, $permissions = NULL])
+
+ :param string $path: Path to directory to create
+ :param int $permissions: Permissions (octal)
+ :returns: bool
+
+ Lets you create a directory on your server. Supply the path ending in
+ the folder name you wish to create, with a trailing slash.
- // Creates a folder named "bar"
- $this->ftp->mkdir('/public_html/foo/bar/', DIR_WRITE_MODE);
+ Permissions can be set by passing an octal value in the second parameter.
+ ::
-$this->ftp->chmod()
-===================
+ // Creates a folder named "bar"
+ $this->ftp->mkdir('/public_html/foo/bar/', DIR_WRITE_MODE);
-Permits you to set file permissions. Supply the path to the file or
-folder you wish to alter permissions on::
+ .. method:: chmod($path, $perm)
+
+ :param string $path: Path to alter permissions for
+ :param int $perm: Permissions (octal)
+ :returns: bool
- // Chmod "bar" to 777
- $this->ftp->chmod('/public_html/foo/bar/', DIR_WRITE_MODE);
+ Permits you to set file permissions. Supply the path to the file or
+ directory you wish to alter permissions on::
-$this->ftp->close();
-====================
+ // Chmod "bar" to 777
+ $this->ftp->chmod('/public_html/foo/bar/', DIR_WRITE_MODE);
+
+ .. method:: close()
+
+ :returns: bool
-Closes the connection to your server. It's recommended that you use this
-when you are finished uploading.
+ Closes the connection to your server. It's recommended that you use this
+ when you are finished uploading. \ No newline at end of file