php man page for ftp_raw

FTP_RAW(3)								 1								FTP_RAW(3)

ftp_raw - Sends an arbitrary command to an FTP server

SYNOPSIS
       array ftp_raw (resource	$ftp_stream, string  $command)

DESCRIPTION
	Sends an arbitrary $command to the FTP server.

PARAMETERS
	      o $ftp_stream
		- The link identifier of the FTP connection.

	      o $command
		- The command to execute.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the server's response as an array of strings. No parsing is performed on the response string, nor does ftp_raw(3) determine if the
       command succeeded.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Using ftp_raw(3) to login to an FTP server manually.

	      <?php
	      $fp = ftp_connect("ftp.example.com");

	      /* This is the same as:
		 ftp_login($fp, "joeblow", "secret"); */
	      ftp_raw($fp, "USER joeblow");
	      ftp_raw($fp, "PASS secret");
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       ftp_exec(3).

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