FTP_EXEC(3) 1 FTP_EXEC(3)
ftp_exec - Requests execution of a command on the FTP server
SYNOPSIS
bool ftp_exec (resource $ftp_stream, string $command)
DESCRIPTION
Sends a SITE EXEC $command request to the FTP server.
PARAMETERS
o $ftp_stream
- The link identifier of the FTP connection.
o $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(3) 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
";
} else {
echo "could not execute $command
";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>
SEE ALSO
ftp_raw(3).
PHP Documentation Group FTP_EXEC(3)
