# ftp_mdtm

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

ftp_mdtm — Returns the last modified time of the given file

### Description

ftp_mdtm ( resource `$ftp_stream` , string `$remote_file` ) : int

ftp_mdtm() gets the last modified time for a remote file.

> Note:

> Not all servers support this feature!

> Note:

> ftp_mdtm() does not work with directories.

### Parameters

`ftp_stream`

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

`remote_file`

  The file from which to extract the last modification time.

### Return Values

Returns the last modified time as a Unix timestamp on success, or -1 on error.

### Examples

Example #1 ftp_mdtm() example

`<?php
$file = 'somefile.txt';
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// get the last modified time
$buff = ftp_mdtm($conn_id, $file);
if ($buff != -1) {
// somefile.txt was last modified on: March 26 2003 14:16:41.
echo "$file was last modified on : " . date("F d Y H:i:s.", $buff);
} else {
echo "Couldn't get mdtime";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>`