ssh2_exec

(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)

ssh2_execExecute a command on a remote server

Description

ssh2_exec ( resource $session , string $command [, string $pty [, array $env [, int $width = 80 [, int $height = 25 [, int $width_height_type = SSH2_TERM_UNIT_CHARS ]]]]] ) : resource|false

Execute a command at the remote end and allocate a channel for it.

Parameters

session

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

command
pty
env

env may be passed as an associative array of name/value pairs to set in the target environment.

width

Width of the virtual terminal.

height

Height of the virtual terminal.

width_height_type

width_height_type should be one of SSH2_TERM_UNIT_CHARS or SSH2_TERM_UNIT_PIXELS.

Return Values

Returns a stream on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Executing a command

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

$stream = ssh2_exec($connection, '/usr/local/bin/php -i');
?>

See Also

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