php man page for ssh2_fetch_stream

SSH2_FETCH_STREAM(3)							 1						      SSH2_FETCH_STREAM(3)

ssh2_fetch_stream - Fetch an extended data stream

SYNOPSIS
       resource ssh2_fetch_stream (resource  $channel, int  $streamid)

DESCRIPTION
	Fetches  an  alternate	substream  associated with an SSH2 channel stream. The SSH2 protocol currently defines only one substream, STDERR,
       which has a substream ID of SSH2_STREAM_STDERR (defined as 1).

PARAMETERS
	      o $channel
		-

	      o $streamid
		- An SSH2 channel stream.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the requested stream resource.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Opening a shell and retrieving the stderr stream associated with it

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

	      $stdio_stream = ssh2_shell($connection);
	      $stderr_stream = ssh2_fetch_stream($stdio_stream, SSH2_STREAM_STDERR);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       ssh2_shell(3), ssh2_exec(3), ssh2_connect(3).

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