Please note that you can use this function to get the value of FTP_USEPASSIVEADDRESS option also : <?php$conn = ftp_connect("host");$login = ftp_login($conn, "user", "password");var_dump(ftp_get_option($conn, FTP_USEPASVADDRESS)); // true (which is the default value)ftp_set_option($conn, FTP_USEPASVADDRESS, false); // change the valuevar_dump(ftp_get_option($conn, FTP_USEPASVADDRESS)); // false?>