(PHP ActiveX) SFTP SymLink - Create Symbolic Link on Server

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Demonstrates how to create a symbolic link on the SFTP server.

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<?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");

// Pass a domain or IP address..
$success = $sftp->Connect('my-sftp-server.com',22);
if ($success == 1) {
    $success = $sftp->AuthenticatePw('mySFtpLogin','mySFtpPassword');
}

if ($success == 1) {
    $success = $sftp->InitializeSftp();
}

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

// Create a symbolic link on the server.
// We'll create a link in our HOME directory named "sshd_config"
// which points to the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
$success = $sftp->SymLink('/etc/ssh/sshd_config','sshd_config');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $sftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Successfully created symbolic link.' . "\n";

?>