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# ssh2_exec

(PECL ssh2:0.10-0.9)

ssh2_exec — Execute a command on a remote server

### Description

resource ssh2_exec ( resource `$session` , string `$command` [, string `$pty` [, array `$env` [, int `$width` [, int `$height` [, int `$width_height_type` ]]]]] )

Execute a command at the remote end and allocate a channel for it.

### Parameters

`session`

  An SSH connection link identifier, obtained from a call to ssh2_connect().

`command`

`pty`

`env`

  `env` may be passed as an associative array of name/value pairs to set in the target environment.

`width`

  Width of the virtual terminal.

`height`

  Height of the virtual terminal.

`width_height_type`

  `width_height_type` should be one of `SSH2_TERM_UNIT_CHARS` or `SSH2_TERM_UNIT_PIXELS`.

### Return Values

Returns a stream on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 Executing a command

`<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$stream = ssh2_exec($connection, '/usr/local/bin/php -i');
?>`

### See Also

- ssh2_connect()
- ssh2_shell()
- ssh2_tunnel()

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