Connect to SFTP server through php script?

Question

Hi all,

How can i connect to a remote SFTP server through php script.
Anyone please help me on this.

Thanks & Regards,
Indrani

Answer 1

You can find the necessary code and example here:



http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-connect.php



Good luck!

Answer 2

Sftp Php

Answer 3

Php Sftp

Answer 4

As previously answered, the PHP manual is a good place to look, but the FTP functions won't be much help. Look at the Secure Shell (SSH) functions and you will find direct support for SFTP.



You will need:



OpenSSL

libssh2

ssh2.so (PHP extension).



The attached source reference link provides detailed information and a list of any functions you will need to get SFTP up and running. (For non-interactive sessions, consider scp; it's easier to script and usually supported at any site offering SFTP services).



Added:



If you cannot use a php extension for some reason, you might consider using the sftp (or scp) client from openssh, called using the PHP system() function.



But sftp is interactive, so scripting responses becomes a problem here (read from file, perhaps? Or use the expect library?) Use scp with keys, if you can, to avoid the interactive problem.



If you resort to using "system()", be sure to clean any user-supplied data used in the parameter list; it MUST be cleansed! In general, this should be a last resort due to the security implications.

Answer 5

The issue is that you are on a windows server which does not come comiled with php. Move to a linux server.