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ftp_nlist() function in PHP

The ftp_nlist() function returns a list of files in the specified directory on the FTP server.

Syntax

ftp_nlist(con,dir);

Parameters

  • con − The FTP connection

  • dir − The directory to be listed

Return

The ftp_nlist() function returns an array of file names on success or FALSE on failure.

Example

The following is an example wherein we are getting the list of files in the current directory −

<?php
   $ftp_server = "192.168.0.4";
   $ftp_user = "tim";
   $ftp_pass = "wthbn#@121";
   $con = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
   $login = ftp_login($con, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass);
   $list = ftp_nlist($con, ".");
   var_dump($list);
   // close
   ftp_close($con);
?>