PHP ftp_exec() Function

The ftp_exec() function is used to request for execution of a command on the FTP server. This function was introduced in PHP 4.0.3.

Syntax:

Parameter	Description	Is compulsory
ftp_connection	The link identifier of the FTP connection.	compulsory
Command	The command to execute.	compulsory

Returns

The ftp_exec() function returns true on success or false on failure.

Example 1

<?php
// variable initialization
$command = 'ls -al >logo.txt';
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// execute command
if (ftp_exec($conn_id, $command)) 
{
echo "$command executed successfully\n";
} 
else
{
echo "could not execute $command\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>

Explanation

In the above example, we are requesting for a 'Is -al' command to execute on FTP server.

Example 2

<?php
$ftp_server="195.201.10.8";
$ftp_user_name="xyz123";
$ftp_user_pass="xyz123";
// variable initialization
$command = 'lcd';
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// execute command
if (ftp_exec($conn_id, $command))
{ 
echo $command." executed successfully\n";
	}
else
{
echo "could not execute ". $command;
	}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>

In the above example, we are requesting to our ftp server to execute 'lcd' command if it is executed, then it echo "executed successfully" if not, then it echo "could not execute".

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