(PHP ActiveX) SFTP Upload and Download to a BinData Object

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Demonstrates how to SFTP upload from a BinData object, and download into a BinData object.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.SFtp')
$sftp = new COM("Chilkat.SFtp");

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

// Connect to the SSH server and then authenticate.
$port = 22;
$success = $sftp->Connect('MY-SSH-SERVER-DOMAIN-OR-IP',$port);
if ($success == 1) {
    $success = $sftp->AuthenticatePw('MY-SSH-LOGIN','MY-SSH-PASSWORD');
    if ($success == 1) {
        $success = $sftp->InitializeSftp();
    }

}

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.BinData')
$bdA = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$bdA->LoadFile('qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg');

// Upload the contents of bdA to the SSH/SFTP server.
$remotePath = 'sftpTesting/penguins.jpg';
$success = $sftp->UploadBd($bdA,$remotePath);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $sftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Download the file..
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.BinData')
$bdB = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $sftp->DownloadBd($remotePath,$bdB);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $sftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Verify that bdA and bdB have the exact same contents.
print 'size of bdA: ' . $bdA->NumBytes . "\n";
if ($bdA->ContentsEqual($bdB) == 1) {
    print 'Contents are equal. Success.' . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'Contents are NOT equal.  Failed.' . "\n";
}

$sftp->Disconnect();

?>