ftp_exec

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_execRequests 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

ftp

An FTP\Connection instance.

command

The command to execute.

Return Values

Returns true if the command was successful (server sent response code: 200); otherwise returns false.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.0 The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_exec() example

<?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);

?>

See Also

  • ftp_raw() - Sends an arbitrary command to an FTP server

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sam at totallydigital dot co dot nz
20 years ago
A word of caution, execution via FTP isn't very widely supported.  Check that it works on the servers that you intend to connect to before you start coding something that requires this.
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