php-doc-en/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-exec.xml

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  <refentry id='function.ftp-exec'>
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>ftp_exec</refname>
    <refpurpose>Requests execution of a program on the FTP server</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>bool</type><methodname>ftp_exec</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>command</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Sends a SITE EXEC <parameter>command</parameter> request to the FTP
     server. Returns &true; if the command was successful (server sent response code:
     <literal>200</literal>); otherwise returns &false;.
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>ftp_exec</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

$command = 'ls -al';

$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

if (ftp_exec($conn_id, $command)) {
    echo "$command executed successfully<br />\n";
} else {
    echo 'could not execute ' . $command;
}

?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>ftp_raw</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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