PHP

SFTP SymLink - Create Symbolic Link on Server

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Demonstrates how to create a symbolic link on the SFTP server. Chilkat2 PHP

<?php

use Chilkat2\SFtp;

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

$sftp = new SFtp();

// Pass a domain or IP address..
try {
    $sftp->Connect('my-sftp-server.com', 22);
    $sftp->AuthenticatePw('mySFtpLogin', 'mySFtpPassword');

    $sftp->InitializeSftp();

    // Create a symbolic link on the server.
    // We'll create a link in our HOME directory named "sshd_config"
    // which points to the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
    $sftp->SymLink('/etc/ssh/sshd_config', 'sshd_config');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "Successfully created symbolic link.\n";