ssh2_sftp_realpath

Resolve the realpath of a provided path string

Description

string ssh2_sftp_realpath ( resource $sftp , string $filename )

Translates filename into the effective real path on the remote filesystem.

Parameters

sftp

An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp.

filename

Return Values

Returns the real path as a string.

Examples

Example #1 Resolving a pathname

<?php
$connection 
ssh2_connect('shell.example.com'22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection'username''password');
$sftp ssh2_sftp($connection);

$realpath ssh2_sftp_realpath($sftp'/home/username/../../../..//./usr/../etc/passwd');
/* $realpath is now: '/etc/passwd' */
?>

See Also

  • realpath
  • ssh2_sftp_symlink
  • ssh2_sftp_readlink