(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ftp_exec — Requests execution of a command on the FTP server
Sends a SITE EXEC command
request to the FTP
server.
Returns true
if the command was successful (server sent response code:
200
); otherwise returns false
.
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.1.0 |
The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection
instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
|
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);
?>