SSH2 Functions
PHP Manual

ssh2_sftp

Initialize SFTP subsystem

Description

resourcefalse ssh2_sftp(resource $session)

Request the SFTP subsystem from an already connected SSH2 server.

Parameters

session

An SSH connection link identifier, obtained from a call to ssh2_connect.

Return Values

This method returns an SSH2 SFTP resource for use with all other ssh2_sftp_*() methods and the ssh2.sftp:// fopen wrapper, or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Opening a file via SFTP

<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');

$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);

$stream = fopen('ssh2.sftp://' . intval($sftp) . '/path/to/file', 'r');
?>

See Also

  • ssh2_scp_recv
  • ssh2_scp_send