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# ftp_systype

(PHP 3 >= 3.0.13, PHP 4, PHP 5)

ftp_systype -- Returns the system type identifier of the remote FTP server

## Description

string ftp_systype ( resource ftp_stream )

Returns the system type identifier of the remote FTP server.

## Parameters

ftp_stream

  The link identifier of the FTP connection.

## Return Values

Returns the remote system type, or `FALSE` on error.

## Examples

Example 1. ftp_systype() example
`<?php // ftp connection $ftp = ftp_connect('ftp.example.com'); ftp_login($ftp, 'user', 'password'); // get the system type if ($type = ftp_systype($ftp)) { echo "Example.com is powered by $type\n"; } else { echo "Couldn't get the systype"; } ?>`
The above example will output something similar to:
    Example.com is powered by UNIX

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