ftp_nlist

Returns a list of files in the given directory

Description

arrayfalse ftp_nlist(FTP\Connection $ftp, string $directory)

Parameters

ftp

An FTP\Connection instance.

directory

The directory to be listed. This parameter can also include arguments, eg. ftp_nlist($ftp, "-la /your/dir");. Note that this parameter isn't escaped so there may be some issues with filenames containing spaces and other characters.

Return Values

Returns an array of filenames from the specified directory on success or false on error.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.0 The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_nlist example

<?php

// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// get contents of the current directory
$contents = ftp_nlist($ftp, ".");

// output $contents
var_dump($contents);

?>

The above example will output something similar to:

array(3) {
  [0]=>
  string(11) "public_html"
  [1]=>
  string(10) "public_ftp"
  [2]=>
  string(3) "www"

See Also

  • ftp_rawlist
  • ftp_mlsd