07-11-2004
The only way I'm aware of, to accomplish that end, is escape to the local shell:
"! touch dummy.txt"
then "put dummy.txt".
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ssh2_sftp_mkdir
SSH2_SFTP_MKDIR(3) 1 SSH2_SFTP_MKDIR(3)
ssh2_sftp_mkdir - Create a directory
SYNOPSIS
bool ssh2_sftp_mkdir (resource $sftp, string $dirname, [int $mode = 0777], [bool $recursive = false])
DESCRIPTION
Creates a directory on the remote file server with permissions set to $mode.
This function is similar to using mkdir(3) with the ssh2.sftp:// wrapper.
PARAMETERS
o $sftp
- An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp(3).
o $dirname
- Path of the new directory.
o $mode
- Permissions on the new directory.
o $recursive
- If $recursive is TRUE any parent directories required for $dirname will be automatically created as well.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Creating a directory on a remote server
<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);
ssh2_sftp_mkdir($sftp, '/home/username/newdir');
/* Or: mkdir("ssh2.sftp://$sftp/home/username/newdir"); */
?>
SEE ALSO
mkdir(3), ssh2_sftp_rmdir(3).
PHP Documentation Group SSH2_SFTP_MKDIR(3)