Net::FTP

Description

Net::FTP, part of the Libnet install, implements RFC959, the FTP protocol.

Who should use it?

• Anyone wishing to transfer files to an FTP server
• Anyone wishing to transfer data from STDIN to an FTP server
• New Perl Scripters who need to practice with OO interfaces

What are the drawbacks or problems?

• It does not allow you to upload scalar data as a file
• It does not allow you to use streams other than STDIN

Example

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use Net::FTP;

my $destserv="ftp.perlmonks.org";
my $destuser="root";
my $destpass="joph";
my $file="yourmom.jpg";


$ftp = Net::FTP->new($destserv) or die "error connecting\n";
$ftp->login($destuser,$destpass);
$ftp->binary();
$ftp->get($file) or die "error downloading\n";
$ftp->quit();
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