Creating an FTP account via PHP?

[lupus6x9]

Hi,

I don't currently have access to the system() or popen() functions, but I probably will eventually. I've looked it up, and I can't find a straight answer. People say that you can make an FTP account with the above two functions, but how?

Assuming I'm on a Linux host, how best could I do this? I'm trying to write a script that offers hosting--it should create a directory (or subdomain), create a MySQL database, and create an FTP account with a max file size quota, a total disk space quota, and possibly restricted file types. I can't find anything that will help me with this. I know how to create the directory with mkdir(), and I think I know how to make it work with subdomains. I know how to run an SQL query to build a new database. But FTP gets confusing, because then you're working with the Linux shell.

Any help here?

Thanks,
lupus6x9

[sneakyimp]

It will depend on whether your server has an FTP daemon installed, and may also depend on other configuration settings on your server, but I think you should check out adduser. There is some detail specific to PHP in this post here:

http://forums.devshed.com/ftp-help-113/need-create-new-ftp-account-via-php-109381.html

stfi!

[Ilyes]

Nice thread, I maybe will need this in future. Thanks.