[RESOLVED] command line executions from php

[stevesweetland]

ok, iv always thought I get how backticks work, exec, passthru etc... but i have a problem

iv searched, not found exactly what im looking for, and iv read the php manual, but still cant seem to see what im after.

i need to make my php script ftp connect to a server, log in using the username and password, then upload a file.

oo - what about the in-built ftp functions for php? its on a sucky cobalt box, it doesnt have ftp installed already, and im a big girl, afraid of breaking the box by attempting to compile php, iv never done it before and im scared, because the box is running a completely vital intranet service.

i GUESS that i have to

exec("ftp myserver.wotsit");

and then use a different function to pass the arguments for username, password, and the put statement.... but i cant figure out what the function is....

help!

[stevesweetland]

okeydokey... fixed my problem thus:

$fp = popen("/usr/bin/ftp","w");
fwrite($fp, "open myftserver.com\n");
fwrite($fp, "theuser\n");
fwrite($fp, "thepassword\n");
fwrite($fp, "put /thelocalfilename /theremotefilename\n");
fwrite($fp, "exit\n");
pclose($fp);

popen opens up a process, and php treats it like a file object, you then pass all the commands you want to it using fwrite.

im sure most of you knew this already, but some of these things i dont know simply because iv never used them before.

hope this might be of use to someone searching to find a solution to this same problem!

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