====== getInstance ======
{#JAPI Joomla.Framework Client JFTP::getInstance #}

Returns a reference to the global FTP connector object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.
This method must be invoked as:
    $ftp = &JFTP::getInstance($host);

===== Syntax =====
JFTP &getInstance ( **$host**, **$port**, **$options** )
| **$host** | string | is a string containing the host to connect to. This parameter is optional and if omitted defaults to '127.0.0.1'. |
| **$port** | string | is a string containing the post to connect to. This parameter is optional and if omitted defaults to '21'. |
| **$options** | array | is an associative array to use to create the object. See [[jftp-__construct|__construct]] for more information. |

===== Examples =====
<code php|Example>
$ftp = &JFTP::getInstance( '127.0.0.1' );
</code>