Rust

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

let ftp = chilkat::Ftp2::new();

ftp.set_hostname("ftp.example.com");
ftp.set_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.set_password("myPassword");

// Connect and log in (Connect performs both).
if ftp.connect().is_err() {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// 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.
if ftp.site("CHMOD 644 public_html/index.html").is_err() {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
}

println!("SITE command accepted.");

if ftp.disconnect().is_err() {
    println!("{}", ftp.last_error_text());
    return;
}