more ftp functions

I apologize if I am posting this to the wrong list I am a newbie to the lists. I would like to add some functions to the ftp extention. Most notably at this point I am interested in a ftp_get_resp() that returns ftp->inbuf and perhaps the response code from the server. Or maybe it could return the whole conversation. A (very) basic example of what I am aiming for is below. How should I proceed? Thanks, Jess <?php $conn = ftp_connect('ftp.somewhere.com'); $ok = ftp_login($conn,'user','pass'); if(!$ok){ echo ftp_get_resp($conn); } $ok = ftp_put(); if(!$ok){ echo ftp_get_resp($conn); } ?>