Run ncftpput from php and log the exit code

[fj1200]

I'm experimenting with different options for ftp and want to use my personal fave ftp tool - ncftp.  I like ncftp because it's very fast, very simple and has 11 well-documented exit codes.

 

I want to run it from a php script and then return the exit code to a web page live report.  I've looked at exec() which works and so I'm happy with that, but how do I get the exit code?  I can do it in VBS easily and do so a fair bit, but I'm still very much learning with php.

 

Looked at return() and exit() but not sure they are what I want.  Can anyone throw any light on this for me please or point me in the right direction?

 

(PHP running under WAMP 1.7.0 on Windows Server 2003)

 

Many thanks.

[fj1200]

Here's a bit more info...

 

Simple script is as follows (the exit code mappings are standard ncftp, btw and what I want to display on screen.):

 

<?php

 

$cmd = '"ncftpput" -u linktest -p linktest 192.168.0.10 / C:\wamp\www\ftp\test.txt';

$nftp = exec($cmd,$output);

 

if ($output == "0") $output = ("Success");

if ($output == "1") $output = ("Could not connect to remote host.");

if ($output == "2") $output = ("Could not connect to remote host - timed out.");

if ($output == "3") $output = ("Transfer failed.");

if ($output == "4") $output = ("Transfer failed - timed out.");

if ($output == "5") $output = ("Directory change failed.");

if ($output == "6") $output = ("Directory change failed - timed out.");

if ($output == "7") $output = ("Malformed URL.");

if ($output == "8") $output = ("Usage error.");

if ($output == "9") $output = ("Error in login configuration file.");

if ($output == "10") $output = ("Library initialization failed.");

if ($output == "11") $output = ("Session initialization failed.");

 

echo $output;

 

?>

 

The idea is to display the output live in a web page.  However I just get a blank page.  The file copies perfectly, if I use "-d stdout" and pipe it to a text file it all looks good, but in the browser I just get 'Array'. 

 

If I echo $nftp I get the last line of the conversation - "221: Goodbye".

 

You never know - this may help someone else too.  :0)

[fj1200]

Now running the above code as a function;

 

<?php

...

function nftp($server)

{

exec($cmd,$output);

.. <code above> ..

 

and then to see what's coming back at me I've added this at the end:

 

$key = array_keys($output);

$keys = print_r($key);

Return $keys;

}

 

-  So now for a successful ftp transfer I get

 

Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 1 [2] => 2 [3] => 3 [4] => 4 [5] => 5 [6] => 6 [7] => 7 [8] => 8 [9] => 9 [10] => 10 [11] => 11 [12] => 12 [13] => 13 [14] => 14 [15] => 15 [16] => 16 [17] => 17 [18] => 18 [19] => 19 [20] => 20 [21] => 21 [22] => 22 [23] => 23 [24] => 24 [25] => 25 [26] => 26 [27] => 27 [28] => 28 [29] => 29 [30] => 30 [31] => 31 [32] => 32 [33] => 33 [34] => 34 [35] => 35 [36] => 36 ) Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 1 [2] => 2 [3] => 3 [4] => 4 [5] => 5 [6] => 6 [7] => 7 [8] => 8 [9] => 9 [10] => 10 [11] => 11 [12] => 12 [13] => 13 [14] => 14 [15] => 15 [16] => 16 [17] => 17 [18] => 18 [19] => 19 [20] => 20 [21] => 21 [22] => 22 [23] => 23 [24] => 24 [25] => 25 [26] => 26 [27] => 27 [28] => 28 [29] => 29 [30] => 30 [31] => 31 [32] => 32 [33] => 33 [34] => 34 [35] => 35 [36] => 36 ) 1

 

If I put a non-existent IP address :

 

$server = "192.168.0.3";

nftp($server);

print nftp($server);

 

I get:

 

Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 1 ) Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 1 ) 1

 

(without the bullet points btw!)

 

Been playing all afternoon, still no further on.  Any help greatly appreciated.