php man page for ssh2_tunnel

SSH2_TUNNEL(3)								 1							    SSH2_TUNNEL(3)

ssh2_tunnel - Open a tunnel through a remote server

SYNOPSIS
       resource ssh2_tunnel (resource  $session, string  $host, int  $port)

DESCRIPTION
	Open a socket stream to an arbitrary host/port by way of the currently connected SSH server.

PARAMETERS
	      o $session
		- An SSH connection link identifier, obtained from a call to ssh2_connect(3).

	      o $host
		-

	      o $port
		-

RETURN VALUES
EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Opening a tunnel to an arbitrary host

	      <?php
	      $connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
	      ssh2_auth_pubkey_file($connection, 'username', 'id_dsa.pub', 'id_dsa');

	      $tunnel = ssh2_tunnel($connection, '10.0.0.101', 12345);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       ssh2_connect(3), fsockopen(3).

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