php man page for ssh2_sftp_lstat

SSH2_SFTP_LSTAT(3)							 1							SSH2_SFTP_LSTAT(3)

ssh2_sftp_lstat - Stat a symbolic link

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

DESCRIPTION
	Stats a symbolic link on the remote filesystem without following the link.

	This function is similar to using the lstat(3) function with the ssh2.sftp:// wrapper in PHP 5 and returns the same values.

PARAMETERS
	      o $sftp
		-

	      o $path
		- Path to the remote symbolic link.

RETURN VALUES
	See the documentation for stat(3) 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(3), lstat(3), stat(3).

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