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SCP Download Files Matching a Pattern, such as *.txt

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Demonstrates how to SCP download files matching a pattern, such as *.txt.

Chilkat PHP ActiveX Downloads

PHP ActiveX
<?php

$success = 0;

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

$ssh = new COM("Chilkat.Ssh");

// Connect to an SSH server:
$hostname = 'MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP';
$port = 22;

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

// Wait a max of 5 seconds when reading responses..
$ssh->IdleTimeoutMs = 5000;

// Authenticate using login/password:
$success = $ssh->AuthenticatePw('MY-SSH-LOGIN','MY-SSH-PASSWORD');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ssh->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Once the SSH object is connected and authenticated, use it
// in the SCP object.
$scp = new COM("Chilkat.Scp");

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

$scp->HeartbeatMs = 200;

// Set the SyncMustMatch property to "*.pem" to download only .pem files
$scp->SyncMustMatch = '*.pem';

$remoteDir = 'qa_syncA';
$localDir = 'c:/aaworkarea/scp/qa_syncA';

// Download synchronization modes:
// mode=0: Download all files
// mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
// mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
// mode=3: Download only newer files.  
//         If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
// mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
// mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.
$mode = 0;

// Do not recurse the remote directory tree.  Only download files matching *.pem
// from the given remote directory.
$bRecurse = 0;

$success = $scp->SyncTreeDownload($remoteDir,$localDir,$mode,$bRecurse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $scp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'SCP download matching success.' . "\n";

// Disconnect
$ssh->Disconnect();

?>