PHP Extension

SFTP ReadLink - Get the Target of a Symbolic Link on the Server

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Demonstrates how to retrieve the target of a symbolic link on the SFTP server.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.71 or greater.

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();

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

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

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

// In this example, the we already have a symbolic link named "sshd_config"
// in our SSH/SFTP user account's HOME directory.  Get the target of this link:
$path = $sftp->readLink('sshd_config');
if ($sftp->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'symlink target path = ' . $path . "\n";

// Output is:  
// symlink target path = /etc/ssh/sshd_confi

?>