download file from remote server by php?

Question

Someone tells me. if it is possible for me to download a specific file from a remote server at my location via php?

I've tried codes and I couldn't

    <?php

// define some variables
$local_file = '/httpdocs/teste.pdf';
$server_file = 'teste.pdf';
$ftp_server="209.126.127.143";
$ftp_user_name="username";
$ftp_user_pass="password";

$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// 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);

?>

Answer 1

I don't think you can download a folder. Try to include filename in $server_file

ftp_get($conn_id, './teste.pdf', '/httpdocs/teste.pdf', FTP_BINARY)

Also, /httpdocs/ should be relative from your FTP user's home folder