[Solved] FTP not working

[Niely]

Hello

I just started at my new project and decided to using the SFML library (because that seemed the most attractive to me).

It should connect to a FTP-server, but for some reason it ain't working.

This is my C++ code:

#include <iostream>
#include <SFML/Network.hpp>
#include <SFML/System.hpp>
#include <SFML/Network/Export.hpp>
#include <SFML/Network/TcpSocket.hpp>
#include <SFML/Network/Ftp.hpp>

using namespace std;
int main() {
sf::Ftp ftp;
ftp.connect("ftp://myWebsite.com", 21, sf::seconds(120));
sf::Ftp::Response answer = ftp.login("myUsername", "myPassword");
if (answer.isOk()) {
cout<<"FTP worked!"<<endl;
cout<<"Answer received: " << answer.getMessage() << " & " << answer.getStatus() <<endl;
} else if (!answer.isOk()) {
cout<<"Answer not received: " << answer.getMessage() << " & " << answer.getStatus() <<endl;
} else {
cout<<"Unknown error occured!"<<endl;
}
}
 

I'm sure the name of the server, username, and password is right.

This is my G++ input:

(click to show/hide)

g++ -o app app.cpp -lsfml-network -lsfml-system

Output of program:

(click to show/hide)

Answer not received:  & 1002

Someone able to help?

Found the answer: http://en.sfml-dev.org/forums/index.php?topic=17019.msg122359#msg122359

Thanks for reading,
Niely

[binary1248]

1002 corresponds to the ConnectionClosed enumeration value according to the documentation. Find out why the server is actively closing the connection, and it will help you solve your problem.

[Niely]

But I really don't have a clue why it does that, if I connect to the FTP-server using the File Explorer it works like a charm.

[Jesper Juhl]

Maybe start by checking the servers log file(s) for clues...

[Niely]

It doesn't have a log file I guess, just a basic 000webhost FTP-server.

[Niely]

Found the answer!

I had to change ftp://myWebsite.com to myWebsite.com

So the code of that line is:

ftp.connect("myWebsite.com", 21, sf::seconds(120));

Works like a charm! Can upload and download files now.

[Laurent]

Then this must be a bug. Even the official documentation has "ftp://" in the code example.

[Niely]

Could be.
However, if I look at my 000webhost information panel it also says the official FTP-server is myWebsite.com and not ftp://myWebsite.com. Still, I have to use the FTP:// in my browser etc.

Anyway, it works like a charm.

[eXpl0it3r]

Then this must be a bug. Even the official documentation has "ftp://" in the code example.

Is it though? I'd rather say the documentation contains wrong example code.
The sf::Ftp::connect function takes an sf::IpAddress as argument. And as far as I can see, the constructor of sf::IpAddress doesn't take a string with a specific protocol type.

Running the example from the doc with ftp:// doesn't work, same goes for the example shipped with the source code.

[Laurent]

It should work. If it doesn't support "ftp://", then we should remove it internally before constructing the IpAddress.