php man page for ftp_exec

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).

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