ftp_exec
PHP function
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(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Requests execution of a command on the FTP server
Description
ftp_exec(FTP\Connection $ftp, string $command): bool
Sends a SITE EXEC command request to the FTP server.
Parameters
ftpFtp
commandThe command to execute.
Return Values
Returns true if the command was successful (server sent response code: 200); otherwise returns false.
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Examples
ftp_exec() example
php
<?php
// variable initialization
$command = 'ls -al >files.txt';
// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// execute command
if (ftp_exec($ftp, $command)) {
echo "$command executed successfully\n";
} else {
echo "could not execute $command\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($ftp);
?>