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ssh2_sftp_lstat

(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)

ssh2_sftp_lstat — Stat a symbolic link

Description

ssh2_sftp_lstat ( resource $sftp , string $path ) : array

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

An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_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() - Stat a file on a remote filesystem
• lstat() - Gives information about a file or symbolic link
• stat() - Gives information about a file