How can PHP be used to process the return values of ftp_rawlist() and determine whether the value is a folder or file?

To determine whether the return value of ftp_rawlist() is a folder or file, you can parse the output to extract the file permissions. The first character of the permissions string indicates whether it is a folder or file. If it starts with 'd', it is a folder, and if it starts with '-', it is a file. 

// Get the raw list from FTP server
$rawList = ftp_rawlist($ftpConnection, '/path/to/directory');

// Loop through each line in the raw list
foreach ($rawList as $rawItem) {
    $permissions = substr($rawItem, 0, 1); // Extract the first character
    $type = ($permissions === 'd') ? 'folder' : 'file'; // Determine if it's a folder or file
    echo "Type: $type\n";
}

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PHP ftp_rawlist() folder file processing

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