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Send an FTP SITE Command

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.Site method, which sends a server-specific SITE command. The only argument is the text following SITE, for example CHMOD 644 index.html.

Background: SITE is FTP's extension point for features outside the standard — each server defines its own subcommands. The best-known is SITE CHMOD on Unix servers to set file permissions, but others cover mainframe dataset attributes, quotas, and more. Because these are non-standard and often privileged, expect them to vary by server and to require appropriate rights.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// Demonstrates the Ftp2.Site method, which sends a server-specific SITE command.  The only
// argument is the text following "SITE".

$ftp = new Ftp2();

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Username = 'myFtpLogin';

// Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
// from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
$ftp->Password = 'myPassword';

// Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
try {
    $ftp->Connect();

    // SITE subcommands are defined by the server, not by the FTP standard, and may require special
    // permissions.  A common example is changing file permissions on a Unix FTP server.
    $ftp->Site('CHMOD 644 public_html/index.html');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "SITE command accepted.\n";

try {
    $ftp->Disconnect();
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}