php-ftp.md

Basic PHP functions required

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1. ftp_connect(): Opens an FTP connection to the specified host.
2. ftp_login(): Used to login to the specified FTP connection.
3. ftp_pasv(): Turns on/off passive mode.
4. ftp_close(), ftp_quit(): Used to close an existing FTP connection.
5. ftp_cdup(): Changes current directory to the root directory of the FTP server.
6. ftp_chdir(): Changes the current directory on the FTP server.
7. ftp_pwd(): Returns the current directory name.
8. ftp_chmod(): Sets permissions on the specified file via FTP.
9. ftp_exec(), ftp_raw(): The ftp_exec() function requests for execution of a command on the FTP server. The ftp_raw() function sends a raw command to the FTP server.
10. ftp_get(), ftp_put(): Used for file uploads and downloads.
11. ftp_mdtm(): Returns the last modified time for the specified file (Does not work with directories!).
12. ftp_mkdir(), ftp_rmdir(): The ftp_mkdir() function creates a new directory on the FTP server. The ftp_rmdir() function deletes a directory on the FTP server (Directory must be empty before it can be deleted!).
13. ftp_delete(): Deletes a file on the FTP server.
14. ftp_rename(): Renames a file or directory on the FTP server.
15. ftp_mlsd(), ftp_nlist(): The ftp_mlsd() function returns the list of files in the specified directory. The ftp_nlist() function returns a list of files in the specified directory on the FTP server.
16. ftp_rawlist(): Returns a list of files with file information (from a specified directory on the FTP server).
17. ftp_size(): Returns the size of a specified file on the FTP server (Not all FTP servers support this).
18. ftp_systype(): Returns the system type identifier of the FTP server.