How can you filter files based on modification date using ftp_rawlist in PHP?

To filter files based on modification date using ftp_rawlist in PHP, you can retrieve the raw directory listing using ftp_rawlist and then loop through the results to check the modification date of each file. You can compare the modification date with a specific date or time range to filter out the files accordingly. 

// Connect to FTP server
$ftp_server = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp_user = 'username';
$ftp_pass = 'password';
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass);

// Get raw directory listing
$files = ftp_rawlist($conn_id, '/path/to/directory');

// Filter files based on modification date
$desired_date = strtotime('2022-01-01');
foreach ($files as $file) {
    $file_info = preg_split("/\s+/", $file);
    $file_date = strtotime($file_info[5] . ' ' . $file_info[6] . ' ' . $file_info[7]);
    
    if ($file_date >= $desired_date) {
        echo $file_info[8] . "\n"; // Output file name
    }
}

// Close FTP connection
ftp_close($conn_id);

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PHP ftp_rawlist filter modification date files

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