ssh2_sftp_chmod

(PECL ssh2 >= 0.12)

ssh2_sftp_chmodChanges file mode

Description

ssh2_sftp_chmod(resource $sftp, string $filename, int $mode): bool

Attempts to change the mode of the specified file to that given in mode.

Parameters

sftp

An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by ssh2_sftp().

filename

Path to the file.

mode

Permissions on the file. See the chmod() for more details on this parameter.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Changing the mode of a file on a remote server

<?php
$connection
= ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);

ssh2_sftp_chmod($sftp, '/somedir/somefile', 0755);
?>

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boris at brdaric dot com
4 years ago
It seems that when creating directory using this function, permissions are affected by the system umask setting.

If you want to make sure proper permissions are set, after creating directory, set permissions by using ssh2_​sftp_​chmod function.
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