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SCP Upload File

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Demonstrates how to upload a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH).

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Scp;
use Chilkat2\Ssh;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ssh = new Ssh();

// Connect to an SSH server:

// Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
$hostname = 'www.some-ssh-server.com';
$port = 22;

try {
    $ssh->Connect($hostname, $port);

    // Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
    $ssh->IdleTimeoutMs = 5000;

    // Authenticate using login/password:
    $ssh->AuthenticatePw('myLogin', 'myPassword');

    // Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
    // as the underlying transport in our SCP object.
    $scp = new Scp();

    $scp->UseSsh($ssh);

    $remotePath = 'test.txt';
    $localPath = '/home/bob/test.txt';
    $scp->UploadFile($localPath, $remotePath);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "SCP upload file success.\n";

// Disconnect
$ssh->Disconnect();