ftp_exec

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)

ftp_exec -- Requests execution of a program on the FTP server

Description

bool ftp_exec ( resource ftp_stream, string command )

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

$command
= 'ls -al >files.txt';

$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

if (
ftp_exec($conn_id, $command)) {
    echo
"$command executed successfully<br />\n";
} else {
    echo
'could not execute ' . $command;
}

?>

See Also

ftp_raw()