PHP ActiveX

SFTP Delete Directory

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Demonstrates how to delete a directory on the remote SFTP server. The directory should be empty prior to deleting. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

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

$sftp = new COM("Chilkat.SFtp");

// Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
$sftp->ConnectTimeoutMs = 5000;
$sftp->IdleTimeoutMs = 10000;

// Connect to the SSH server.  
// The standard SSH port = 22
// The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
$hostname = 'sftp.example.com';
$port = 22;
$success = $sftp->Connect($hostname,$port);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $sftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
// both password-based authenication as well as public-key
// authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
$success = $sftp->AuthenticatePw('myLogin','myPassword');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $sftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
$success = $sftp->InitializeSftp();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $sftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Delete a directory on the server.
// The directory should be empty prior to deleting.
$success = $sftp->RemoveDir('abc123');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $sftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Directory Deleted!' . "\n";

?>