PHP ftp_rawlist() Function

The PHP ftp_rawlist() function returns a detailed list of files in the given directory.

Syntax

ftp_rawlist(ftp, directory, recursive)

Parameters

`ftp`	`Required.` Specify the FTP connection to use.
`directory`	`Required.` Specify the directory path. May include arguments for the LIST command. Use "." to specify the current directory.
`recursive`	`Optional.` Specify whether to send 'LIST' or 'LIST -R' command to the server. If sets true, the function sends 'LIST -R' command. By default it sends LIST command.

Return Value

Returns an array where each element corresponds to one line of text. Returns false when passed directory is invalid. The output is not parsed in any way.

Example:

The example below shows the usage of ftp_rawlist() function.

<?php
//FTP server to use
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
   
//set up a connection or die 
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server)
    or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
   
if($ftp) {
  //trying to login
  if(@ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass)) {

    //getting the file list for /
    $filelist = ftp_rawlist($ftp, '/');

    //displaying the file list
    var_dump($filelist);
    
  } else {
    echo "Couldn't connect as $ftp_user\n";
  }

  //close the connection
  ftp_close($ftp);
}
?>

The output of the above code will be:

array(3) {
  [0]=>
  string(56) "drwxr-x---   3 user  group  4096 Jul 12 11:18 public_ftp"
  [1]=>
  string(57) "drwxr-x---  15 user  group  4096 Nov  3 12:31 public_html"
  [2]=>
  string(64) "lrwxrwxrwx   1 user  group    11 Jul 12 12:46 www -> public_html"
}

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