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# ssh2_sftp

(PECL)

ssh2_sftp -- Initialize SFTP subsystem

## Description

resource ssh2_sftp ( resource session )

Request the SFTP subsystem from an already connected SSH2 server.

This method returns an SSH2 SFTP resource for use with all other ssh2_sftp_*() methods and the ssh2.sftp:// fopen wrapper.

Example 1. Opening a file via SFTP
`<?php $connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22); ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password'); $sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection); $stream = fopen("ssh2.sftp://$sftp/path/to/file", 'r'); ?>`

See Also: ssh2_scp_send(), and ssh2_scp_recv()

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