php man page for ssh2_exec

SSH2_EXEC(3)								 1							      SSH2_EXEC(3)

ssh2_exec - Execute a command on a remote server

SYNOPSIS
       resource  ssh2_exec  (resource	$session,  string   $command, [string  $pty], [array  $env], [int  $width = 80], [int  $height = 25], [int
       $width_height_type = SSH2_TERM_UNIT_CHARS])

DESCRIPTION
	Execute a command at the remote end and allocate a channel for it.

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

	      o $command
		-

	      o $pty
		-

	      o $env
		-$env may be passed as an associative array of name/value pairs to set in the target environment.

	      o $width
		- Width of the virtual terminal.

	      o $height
		- Height of the virtual terminal.

	      o $width_height_type
		-$width_height_type should be one of SSH2_TERM_UNIT_CHARS or SSH2_TERM_UNIT_PIXELS.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns a stream on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Executing a command

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

	      $stream = ssh2_exec($connection, '/usr/local/bin/php -i');
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       ssh2_connect(3), ssh2_shell(3), ssh2_tunnel(3).

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