(PHP Extension) SFTP Read Text File

Demonstrates how to open a text file on the SSH server and read text.

Chilkat PHP Downloads PHP Extension for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Alpine Linux, Solaris

<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

$sftp = new CkSFtp();

// Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
$sftp->put_ConnectTimeoutMs(5000);
$sftp->put_IdleTimeoutMs(15000);

// 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 != true) {
    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 != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

// Open a file for reading.

$handle = $sftp->openFile('myTest.txt','readOnly','openExisting');
if ($sftp->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Assume the file we are reading contains the following text:
// abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
// (in ANSI format -- i.e. one byte per char).

// Read 26 bytes:

$sText = $sftp->readFileText($handle,26,'ansi');
if ($sftp->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Should print "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
print $sText . "\n";

// Read the next 10 bytes.
$sText = $sftp->readFileText($handle,10,'ansi');
if ($sftp->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Should print "1234567890"
print $sText . "\n";

// Read the next 26 bytes.
$sText = $sftp->readFileText($handle,26,'ansi');
if ($sftp->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Should print "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
print $sText . "\n";

// Close the file.
$success = $sftp->CloseHandle($handle);
if ($success != true) {
    print $sftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>