PHP ftp_raw() Function

Example

Connect to FTP server and execute commands:

<?php
// connect to FTP server
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");

// the two lines below is the same as: ftp_login($ftp_conn,"john","secretpassword");
ftp_raw($ftp_conn, "USER john");
ftp_raw($ftp_conn, "PASS secretpassword");

?>

Definition and Usage

The ftp_raw() function sends a raw command to the FTP server.

Syntax

ftp_raw(ftp_conn, command);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
ftp_conn	Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use
command	Required. Specifies the command to execute

Technical Details

Return Value:	The response from the server as an array of strings
PHP Version:	5+

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