php man page for ssh2_sftp_realpath

SSH2_SFTP_REALPATH(3)							 1						     SSH2_SFTP_REALPATH(3)

ssh2_sftp_realpath - Resolve the realpath of a provided path string

SYNOPSIS
       string ssh2_sftp_realpath (resource  $sftp, string  $filename)

DESCRIPTION
	Translates $filename into the effective real path on the remote filesystem.

PARAMETERS
	      o $sftp
		- An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp(3).

	      o $filename
		-

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the real path as a string.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Resolving a pathname

	      <?php
	      $connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
	      ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
	      $sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);

	      $realpath = ssh2_sftp_realpath($sftp, '/home/username/../../../..//./usr/../etc/passwd');
	      /* $realpath is now: '/etc/passwd' */
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       realpath(3), ssh2_sftp_symlink(3), ssh2_sftp_readlink(3).

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