PHP ftp_rawlist() Function

The ftp_rawlist() function returns a list of files with file information (from a specified directory on the FTP server).

array ftp_rawlist ( resource $ftp_stream , string $directory [, bool $recursive = FALSE ] )

ftp_rawlist() executes the FTP LIST command, and returns the result as an array.

Example -

The above example will output something similar to : -

array(3) {
  [0]=>
  string(65) "drwxr-x---   3 vincent  vincent      4096 Jul 12 12:16 public_ftp"
  [1]=>
  string(66) "drwxr-x---  15 vincent  vincent      4096 Nov  3 21:31 public_html"
  [2]=>
  string(73) "lrwxrwxrwx   1 vincent  vincent        11 Jul 12 12:16 www -> public_html"
}

Parameter	Description
ftp_stream	The link identifier of the FTP connection
directory	The directory path. May include arguments for the LIST command
recursive	If set to TRUE, the issued command will be LIST -R

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. The system type identifier returned by ftp_systype() can be used to determine how the results should be interpreted.