PHP Extension

SFTP Download all Files in a Directory

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Demonstrates how to download all files in a remote directory. This example uses the SyncTreeDownload method in a non-recursive mode that forces the download of all files, regardless of date/time or size differences. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$sftp = new CkSFtp();

$success = $sftp->Connect('my-ssh-server.com',22);
if ($success == true) {
    $success = $sftp->AuthenticatePw('mySshLogin','mySshPassword');
}

if ($success == true) {
    $success = $sftp->InitializeSftp();
}

if ($success != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Download all the files from the remote directory "syncDownloadTest/xml"
// into our local directory "qa_output"
// Both directories are relative paths.  The remote directory
// is relative to the HOME directory of the SSH user account.
// The local directory is relative to the current working directory of the process.
// It is also possible to use absolute paths.

$remoteDir = 'syncDownloadTest/xml';
$localDir = 'qa_output';
// Mode 0 causes SyncTreeDownload to download all files.
$mode = 0;
// Do not recursively descend the remote directory tree.  Just download all the files in specified directory.
$recursive = false;
$success = $sftp->SyncTreeDownload($remoteDir,$localDir,$mode,$recursive);
if ($success != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>