How to get details like PHP's stat() but using (raw) FTP (CURL)?

Question

Hello all!

I'm new here. I've got a question related to PHP, FTP and CURL.

I need to emulate PHP's stat() with CURL FTP. I already know that it may take more than one command to do it. Here's what I've got so far (PHP/STAT ... FTP/CURL):

• dev
• ino
• mode ... LIST *
• nlink
• uid ... LIST *
• gid ... LIST *
• rdev
• size ... SIZE (or better still, use from LIST)
• atime
• mtime ... MDTM
• ctime
• blksize
• blocks

*How is FTP LIST used and parsed (preferably on a single file)? What I need most are the values for atime and ctime, there rest is to be filled for the sake of having full functionality.

My end goal is to have a class for proper FTP access with streamWrapper functionality (so as to bypass allow_url_fopen).

Cheers! Christian Sciberras

Answer 1

Thanks to Gordon's comment above. If anything changes (i.e. I find some new stuff in the FTP spec) I'll update the answer.