this module was compiled from a cvs'ed port to receive benefit of asyncronous ftp support, however, the ftp_*list functions appear to be very much broken.

A quick script summary:
<pre>
<?
$fFp = ftp_connect(anyhost);
$login = ftp_login($fFp,thisUser,'%thisPassword%');
$dir = ftp_pwd($fFp);
$theList = ftp_nlist($fFp,$dir);
print_r($theList);
?>
</pre>

A quasi-successful back trace:(no execs!!)

bsd# gdb `which httpd` /httpd.core
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This GDB was configured as "i386-undermydesk-freebsd"...
(no debugging symbols found)...
Core was generated by `httpd'.
Program terminated with signal 5, Trace/breakpoint trap.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...
done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.so.5...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libc.so.5
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_mmap_static.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_mmap_static.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_vhost_alias.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_vhost_alias.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_env.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_env.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_log_config.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_log_config.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_mime_magic.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_mime_magic.so
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_mime.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_mime.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_negotiation.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_negotiation.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_status.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_status.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_info.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_info.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_include.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_include.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_autoindex.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_autoindex.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_dir.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_dir.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_cgi.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_cgi.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_asis.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_asis.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_imap.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_imap.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_actions.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_actions.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_speling.so...
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_speling.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_userdir.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_userdir.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_alias.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_alias.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_rewrite.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_rewrite.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_access.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_access.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_auth.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_auth.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_auth_anon.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_auth_anon.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_auth_db.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_auth_db.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_digest.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_digest.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/libproxy.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/libproxy.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_cern_meta.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_cern_meta.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_expires.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_expires.so
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_headers.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_headers.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_usertrack.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_usertrack.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_unique_id.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_unique_id.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_setenvif.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/mod_setenvif.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/libexec/apache/libphp4.so...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/libexec/apache/libphp4.so
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.10...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.10
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libming.so.3...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/libming.so.3
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libm.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libm.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libgd.so.2...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/libgd.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so.9...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so.9
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libpng.so.5...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/libpng.so.5
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libz.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libz.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.so.9...
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.so.9
Reading symbols from /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...
done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1
#0  0x28095801 in r_debug_state () from /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1
(gdb) bt
#0  0x28095801 in r_debug_state () from /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1
#1  0x0806c2c1 in ap_os_dso_unload ()
#2  0x0804ed8b in unload_module ()
#3  0x08050668 in run_cleanups ()
#4  0x0804f39c in ap_clear_pool ()
#5  0x0805e014 in standalone_main ()
#6  0x0805e907 in main ()
#7  0x0804ec45 in _start ()

The httpd-error.log:( while refreshing script in question)

bsd# tail -f httpd-error.log
[Wed Feb  5 01:22:49 2003] [notice] child pid 39435 exit signal Segmentation fault (11)
[Wed Feb  5 01:22:50 2003] [notice] child pid 39438 exit signal Segmentation fault (11)

configure args:
'./configure' '--with-apxs=/usr/local/sbin/apxs' '--with-config-file-path=/usr/local/etc' '--enable-versioning' '--with-regex=system' '--without-gd' '--without-mysql' '--with-gd=/usr/local' '--enable-gd-native-ttf' '--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local' '--with-png-dir=/usr/local' '--with-zlib' '--with-mysql=/usr/local' '--enable-ftp' '--enable-debug' '--with-ming=/usr/local' '--enable-sockets' '--prefix=/usr/local' 'i386-portbld-freebsd5.0' 

Please note, that this is reproducible on FreeBSD 5.0/Apache 1.3.27/mod_php4.3.0 , but works flawlessy(errorless) on
FreeBSD 4.5/Apache 1.3.27/mod_php4.3.0