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# 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); ?>`

## See Also

ftp_raw()

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