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ssh2_exec

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ssh2_exec -- Execute a command on a remote server

Description

resource ssh2_exec ( resource session, string command [, string pty [, array env [, int width [, int height [, int width_height_type]]]]] )

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

ssh2_connect()
ssh2_shell()
ssh2_tunnel()

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