ssh2_sftp_realpath
PHP function
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(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)
Resolve the realpath of a provided path string
Description
ssh2_sftp_realpath(resource $sftp, string $filename): string|false
Translates filename into the effective real path on the remote filesystem.
Parameters
sftpAn SSH2 SFTP resource opened by
ssh2_sftp().filename
Return Values
Returns the real path as a stringFalseforfailure.
Examples
Resolving a pathname
php
<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);
$realpath = ssh2_sftp_realpath($sftp, '/home/username/../../../..//./usr/../etc/passwd');
/* $realpath is now: '/etc/passwd' */
?>