(Perl) SCP Upload File

Demonstrates how to upload a file using the SCP protocol (Secure Copy Protocol over SSH).

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ssh = chilkat::CkSsh->new();

# Connect to an SSH server:

# Hostname may be an IP address or hostname:
$hostname = "www.some-ssh-server.com";
$port = 22;

$success = $ssh->Connect($hostname,$port);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ssh->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
$ssh->put_IdleTimeoutMs(5000);

# Authenticate using login/password:
$success = $ssh->AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ssh->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, we use it
# as the underlying transport in our SCP object.
$scp = chilkat::CkScp->new();

$success = $scp->UseSsh($ssh);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $scp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$remotePath = "test.txt";
$localPath = "/home/bob/test.txt";
$success = $scp->UploadFile($localPath,$remotePath);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $scp->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "SCP upload file success." . "\r\n";

# Disconnect
$ssh->Disconnect();