ftp_delete
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.
ftp_exec
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)
ftp_exec — Requests execution of a command on the FTP server
Description
bool ftp_exec
( resource
$ftp_stream
, string $command
)
Sends a SITE EXEC command request to the FTP
server.
Parameters
-
ftp_stream -
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
-
command -
The command to execute.
Return Values
Returns TRUE if the command was successful (server sent response code:
200); otherwise returns FALSE.
Examples
Example #1 ftp_exec() example
<?php
// variable initialization
$command = 'ls -al >files.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);
?>
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ftp_exec - [2 notes]
sam at totallydigital dot co dot nz ¶
9 years ago
chris dot pittman at sonopress dot com ¶
7 years ago
I've been using the php ftp functions pretty extensively at work. We've recently discovered that some of the ftp servers we connect to, paticularly in Europe, are using extended passive mode. On a server using extended passive mode the php ftp functions will timeout. For those of you who encounter this, the solution is to send the command:
ftp_exec (conn_id, 'epsv4 off' );
Do this immediately after ftp_login and you should be fine.