Sends an arbitrary command to an FTP server

# ftp_raw

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_raw — Sends an arbitrary command to an FTP server

### Description

ftp_raw(FTP\Connection `$ftp`, string `$command`): ?array

Sends an arbitrary `command` to the FTP server.

### Parameters

`ftp`

  An FTP\Connection instance.

`command`

  The command to execute.

### Return Values

Returns the server's response as an array of strings, or `null` on failure. No parsing is performed on the response string, nor does ftp_raw() determine if the command succeeded.

### Changelog

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

### Examples

Example #1 Using ftp_raw() to login to an FTP server manually.

`<?php
$ftp = ftp_connect("ftp.example.com");
/* This is the same as:
ftp_login($ftp, "joeblow", "secret"); */
ftp_raw($ftp, "USER joeblow");
ftp_raw($ftp, "PASS secret");
?>`

### See Also

- ftp_exec() - Requests execution of a command on the FTP server

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