ftp_get
    (PHP 3>= 3.0.13, PHP 4 )
ftp_get -- Downloads a file from the FTP server
Description
bool 
ftp_get ( resource ftp_stream, string local_file, string remote_file, int mode [, int resumepos])
     ftp_get() retrieves remote_file      from the FTP server, and saves it to local_file      locally.  The transfer mode specified must      be either FTP_ASCII or      FTP_BINARY.     
Note:        The resumepos parameter was added in PHP 4.3.0.      
     Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.     
    
| Example 1. ftp_get() example | <?php
// define some variables
$local_file = 'local.zip';
$server_file = 'server.zip';
// connect to the FTP server
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// try to download
if (ftp_get($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);
 ?> | 
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     See also ftp_fget(), ftp_nb_get() and      ftp_nb_fget().