Using PHP to control FTP file uploads

With PHP, you can always have a variety of ways to accomplish a particular task. Let's take the file and upload an example. Of course, you can use HTTP file uploads in the traditional way, transferring files directly to the Web server disk. You can also upload in a more bizarre way, using the FTP protocol to upload two steps: from your local hard drive to the Web server, and then to the FTP server.

PHP supports both FTP and HTTP uploads on the local computer, so you can make the best choice for your application's design needs. Using PHP's FTP function for file transfer is almost the same as using a traditional FTP client