ftp_exec
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ftp_exec — Requests execution of a command on the FTP server
Description
ftp_exec ( resource $ftp_stream , string $command ) : bool
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
<?php
// 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() - Sends an arbitrary command to an FTP server
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-exec.php