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Send a Raw FTP Command and Get the Reply

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.SendCommand method, which sends a raw FTP command and returns the complete server reply. The only argument is the command text, which must not contain CR or LF.

Background: This is the escape hatch for commands the API does not wrap directly — it sends exactly what you provide and hands back the full reply for you to interpret. It is limited to commands that complete on the control connection; anything requiring a data connection (a listing or transfer) needs the dedicated methods, which set up the data channel. Note the command is sent as UTF-8 and CommandCharset is not applied.

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<?php

$success = 0;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.SendCommand method, which sends a raw FTP command and returns the
//  complete server reply.  The only argument is the command text.  Use this for a command not
//  otherwise exposed by the API.

$ftp = new COM("Chilkat.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).
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  The command must not contain CR or LF characters.  Here PWD is sent as an example.
$reply = $ftp->sendCommand('PWD');
if ($ftp->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $reply . "\n";

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}


?>