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# ssh2_sftp_realpath

(PECL)

ssh2_sftp_realpath -- Resolve the realpath of a provided path string

## Description

string ssh2_sftp_realpath ( resource sftp, string filename )

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

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(), and ssh2_sftp_symlink() ssh2_sftp_readlink()

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