SSH2 Functions
PHP Manual

ssh2_sftp_lstat

Stat a symbolic link

Description

array ssh2_sftp_lstat ( resource $sftp , string $path )

Stats a symbolic link on the remote filesystem without following the link.

This function is similar to using the lstat function with the ssh2.sftp:// wrapper in PHP 5 and returns the same values.

Parameters

sftp

path

Path to the remote symbolic link.

Return Values

See the documentation for stat for details on the values which may be returned.

Examples

Example #1 Stating a symbolic link via SFTP

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

$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);
$statinfo = ssh2_sftp_lstat($sftp, '/path/to/symlink');

$filesize = $statinfo['size'];
$group = $statinfo['gid'];
$owner = $statinfo['uid'];
$atime = $statinfo['atime'];
$mtime = $statinfo['mtime'];
$mode = $statinfo['mode'];
?>

See Also

  • ssh2_sftp_stat
  • lstat
  • stat