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ftp_exec()

Example

Send a request to execute a command on the FTP server.

<?php
// connect and login to FTP server
$ftp_server = “ftp.example.com”;
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die(“Could not connect to $ftp_server”);
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);

$command = “ls-al > somefile.txt”;

// execute command
if (ftp_exec($ftp_conn,$command))
  {
  echo “$command executed successfully.”;
  }
else
  {
  echo “Execution of $command failed.”;
  }

// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>

Definition and Usage

The ftp_exec() function sends a request to execute a command on the FTP server.

Syntax

ftp_exec(ftp_conn, command);

Parameter Values

 

Parameter

Description

ftp_conn

Mandatory. Specifies the FTP connection to use.

command

Mandatory. Specifies the command to execute.

Technical Details

Return Value:

Returns TRUE if the command was executed successfully; otherwise, returns FALSE.

PHP Version:

4.0.3+