PHP ftp_exec function

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ftp_exec

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)

ftp_exec — Requests execution of a command on the FTP serverDescriptionbool ftp_exec ( resource ftp_stream, string command )

Sends a SITE EXEC command request to the FTP
server.

Parameters

ftp_stream

The link identifier of the FTP connection.

command

The command to execute.


Return Values

Returns TRUE if the command was successful (server sent response code:
200); otherwise returns FALSE.

Examples

Example 1. ftp_exec() example

 
// variable initialization
$command = 'ls -al >files.txt';
 
// 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);
 
// execute command
if (ftp_exec($conn_id, $command)) {
    echo "$command executed successfully\n";
} else {
    echo "could not execute $command\n";
}
 
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);

See Also

ftp_raw()


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2.26.07 / 1am
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