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  <refentry id="function.ftp-close">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>ftp_close</refname>
    <refpurpose>Closes an FTP connection</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>bool</type><methodname>ftp_close</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      <function>ftp_close</function> closes <parameter>ftp_stream</parameter>
      and releases the <type>resource</type>.  After calling this function, 
      you can no longer use the FTP connection and must create a new one 
      with <function>ftp_connect</function>.
    </para>
    <para>
     &return.success;
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>ftp_close</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

// 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);

// print the current directory
echo ftp_pwd($conn_id); // /

// close this connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    <simpara>
     See also <function>ftp_connect</function>
    </simpara>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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