ssh2_sftp_lstat
PHP function
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(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)
Stat a symbolic link
Description
ssh2_sftp_lstat(resource $sftp, string $path): array|false
Stats a symbolic link on the remote filesystem without following the link.
This function is similar to using the lstat() function with the ssh2.sftp:// wrapper and returns the same values.
Parameters
sftpAn SSH2 SFTP resource opened by
ssh2_sftp().pathPath to the remote symbolic link.
Return Values
Returns an array of statistics for the given symbolic link on successFalseforfailure. See the documentation for stat() for details on the values which may be returned.
Examples
Stating a symbolic link via SFTP
php
<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);
$statinfo = ssh2_sftp_lstat($sftp, '/path/to/symlink');
$filesize = $statinfo['size'];
$group = $statinfo['gid'];
$owner = $statinfo['uid'];
$atime = $statinfo['atime'];
$mtime = $statinfo['mtime'];
$mode = $statinfo['mode'];
?>