The ftp_exec() function is used to execute a command on the FTP server.
Syntax
ftp_exec(con, command)
Parameters
con − The FTP connection
command − The command to execute.
Return
The ftp_exec() function returns TRUE if the command was executed successfully, else FALSE.
Example
The following is an example that executes a command on the FTP server −
<?php
$ftp_server="192.168.0.4";
$ftp_user="amit";
$ftp_pass="tywg61gh";
$con = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
// list all the files of the remote directory
$command = 'ls';
// execute command
if (ftp_exec($con,$command)) {
echo "Executed successfully!";
} else {
echo "Execution failed!";
}
ftp_close($con);
?>