Scp PHP ActiveX Reference Documentation

Scp

Current Version: 10.1.2

An API for SCP over SSH. (SCP is the Secure Copy Protocol.) It is for transferring files or directory trees to or from remote servers. SCP is a simpler protocol than SFTP, and thus the functionality is more limited. However, SCP does not require that an SSH server support the SFTP subsystem. In cases where a server does not allow for SFTP, then SCP is a good choice for file transfer.

Object Creation

Chilkat v10.0.0 or greater:
$obj = new COM("Chilkat.Scp");
Chilkat v9.5.0.*:
$obj = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.Scp");

Properties

AbortCurrent
bool AbortCurrent
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

When set to true, causes the currently running method to abort. Methods that always finish quickly (i.e.have no length file operations or network communications) are not affected. If no method is running, then this property is automatically reset to false when the next method is called. When the abort occurs, this property is reset to false. Both synchronous and asynchronous method calls can be aborted. (A synchronous method call could be aborted by setting this property from a separate thread.)

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DebugLogFilePath
string DebugLogFilePath

If set to a file path, this property logs the LastErrorText of each Chilkat method or property call to the specified file. This logging helps identify the context and history of Chilkat calls leading up to any crash or hang, aiding in debugging.

Enabling the VerboseLogging property provides more detailed information. This property is mainly used for debugging rare instances where a Chilkat method call causes a hang or crash, which should generally not happen.

Possible causes of hangs include:

  • A timeout property set to 0, indicating an infinite timeout.
  • A hang occurring within an event callback in the application code.
  • An internal bug in the Chilkat code causing the hang.

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LastBinaryResult
VARIANT LastBinaryResult (read-only)

This property is mainly used in SQL Server stored procedures to retrieve binary data from the last method call that returned binary data. It is only accessible if Chilkat.Global.KeepBinaryResult is set to true. This feature allows for the retrieval of large varbinary results in an SQL Server environment, which has restrictions on returning large data via method calls, though temp tables can handle binary properties.

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LastErrorHtml
string LastErrorHtml (read-only)

Provides HTML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastErrorText
string LastErrorText (read-only)

Provides plain text information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastErrorXml
string LastErrorXml (read-only)

Provides XML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastMethodSuccess
bool LastMethodSuccess

Indicates the success or failure of the most recent method call: true means success, false means failure. This property remains unchanged by property setters or getters. This method is present to address challenges in checking for null or Nothing returns in certain programming languages.

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LastStringResult
string LastStringResult (read-only)

In SQL Server stored procedures, this property holds the string return value of the most recent method call that returns a string. It is accessible only when Chilkat.Global.KeepStringResult is set to TRUE. SQL Server has limitations on string lengths returned from methods and properties, but temp tables can be used to access large strings.

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LastStringResultLen
int LastStringResultLen (read-only)

The length, in characters, of the string contained in the LastStringResult property.

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SendEnv
string SendEnv
Introduced in version 9.5.0.79

A JSON string specifying environment variables that are to be set for each SCP upload or download. For example:

{
    "LCS_PASSWORD": "myPassword",
    "SOME_ENV_VAR": "some_value",
...
}

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SyncedFiles
string SyncedFiles
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

The paths of the files uploaded or downloaded in the last call to SyncUploadTree or SyncDownloadTree. The paths are listed one per line. In both cases (for upload and download) each line contains the full local file path (not the remote path).

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SyncMustMatch
string SyncMustMatch
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Can contain a wildcarded list of filename patterns separated by semicolons. For example, "*.xml; *.txt; *.csv". If set, the SyncTreeUpload and SyncTreeDownload methods will only transfer files having a filename that matches any one of these patterns.

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SyncMustMatchDir
string SyncMustMatchDir
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Can contain a wildcarded list of directory name patterns separated by semicolons. For example, "a*; b*; c*". If set, the SyncTreeUpload and SyncTreeDownload methods will only traverse into a directory that matches any one of these patterns.

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SyncMustNotMatch
string SyncMustNotMatch
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Can contain a wildcarded list of filename patterns separated by semicolons. For example, "*.xml; *.txt; *.csv". If set, the SyncTreeUpload and SyncTreeDownload methods will not transfer files having a filename that matches any one of these patterns.

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SyncMustNotMatchDir
string SyncMustNotMatchDir
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Can contain a wildcarded list of directory name patterns separated by semicolons. For example, "a*; b*; c*". If set, the SyncTreeUpload and SyncTreeDownload methods will not traverse into a directory that matches any one of these patterns.

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UncommonOptions
string UncommonOptions
Introduced in version 9.5.0.77

This is a catch-all property to be used for uncommon needs. The default value is the empty string.

Can be set to a list of the following comma separated keywords:

  • FilenameOnly - Introduced in v9.5.0.77. Set this property to the keyword "FilenameOnly" if only the filename should be used in the "scp -t" command. (LANCOM routers using SCP seem to need it.)
  • ProtectFromVpn - Introduced in v9.5.0.80. On Android systems, will bypass any VPN that may be installed or active.

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UnixPermOverride
string UnixPermOverride
Introduced in version 9.5.0.77

When Chilkat uploads a file by SCP, the UNIX permissions of the remote file are set based on the permissions of the local file being uploaded. Usually this is OK, but in some cases the access permissions of the local file are not what is wanted for the remote file. This property can be set to an octal permissions string, such as "0644", to force the remote file permissions to this value.

The default value of this property is the empty string (remote files permissions mirror the permissions of the local file being uploaded).

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VerboseLogging
bool VerboseLogging

If set to true, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is false. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

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Version
string Version (read-only)

Version of the component/library, such as "10.1.0"

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Methods

DownloadBd
bool DownloadBd(string remotePath, Chilkat.BinData bd)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.77

Downloads a binary file from the SSH server and appends to the contents of bd.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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DownloadBdAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task DownloadBdAsync(string remotePath, Chilkat.BinData bd)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.77

Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadBd method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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DownloadBinary
VARIANT DownloadBinary(string remotePath)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Downloads a binary file from the SSH server and returns the contents.

Returns null on failure

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DownloadBinaryAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task DownloadBinaryAsync(string remotePath)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadBinary method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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DownloadBinaryEncoded
string DownloadBinaryEncoded(string remotePath, string encoding)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Downloads a file from the SSH server returns the contents in an encoded string (using an encoding such as base64).

Returns null on failure

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DownloadBinaryEncodedAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task DownloadBinaryEncodedAsync(string remotePath, string encoding)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadBinaryEncoded method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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DownloadFile
bool DownloadFile(string remotePath, string localPath)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Downloads a file from the remote SSH server to the local filesystem.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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DownloadFileAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task DownloadFileAsync(string remotePath, string localPath)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadFile method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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DownloadString
string DownloadString(string remotePath, string charset)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Downloads a text file from the SSH server and returns the contents as a string.

Returns null on failure

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DownloadStringAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task DownloadStringAsync(string remotePath, string charset)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the DownloadString method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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LoadTaskCaller
bool LoadTaskCaller(Chilkat.Task task)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.80

Loads the caller of the task's async method.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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SyncTreeDownload
bool SyncTreeDownload(string remoteRoot, string localRoot, int mode, bool bRecurse)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Downloads files from the SSH server to a local directory tree. Synchronization modes include:

mode=0: Download all files
mode=1: Download all files that do not exist on the local filesystem.
mode=2: Download newer or non-existant files.
mode=3: Download only newer files. If a file does not already exist on the local filesystem, it is not downloaded from the server.
mode=5: Download only missing files or files with size differences.
mode=6: Same as mode 5, but also download newer files.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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SyncTreeDownloadAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task SyncTreeDownloadAsync(string remoteRoot, string localRoot, int mode, bool bRecurse)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the SyncTreeDownload method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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SyncTreeUpload
bool SyncTreeUpload(string localBaseDir, string remoteBaseDir, int mode, bool bRecurse)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Uploads a directory tree from the local filesystem to the SSH server. Synchronization modes include:

mode=0: Upload all files
mode=1: Upload all files that do not exist on the FTP server.
mode=2: Upload newer or non-existant files.
mode=3: Upload only newer files. If a file does not already exist on the FTP server, it is not uploaded.
mode=4: transfer missing files or files with size differences.
mode=5: same as mode 4, but also newer files.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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SyncTreeUploadAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task SyncTreeUploadAsync(string localBaseDir, string remoteBaseDir, int mode, bool bRecurse)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the SyncTreeUpload method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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UploadBd
bool UploadBd(string remotePath, Chilkat.BinData bd)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.77

Uploads the contents of bd to a file on the SSH server.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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UploadBdAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task UploadBdAsync(string remotePath, Chilkat.BinData bd)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.77

Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadBd method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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UploadBinary
bool UploadBinary(string remotePath, VARIANT binData)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Uploads binary data to a file on the SSH server.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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UploadBinaryAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task UploadBinaryAsync(string remotePath, VARIANT binData)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadBinary method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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UploadBinaryEncoded
bool UploadBinaryEncoded(string remotePath, string encodedData, string encoding)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Uploads the binary data to a file on the remote SSH server. The binary data is passed in encoded string representation (such as base64, or hex).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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UploadBinaryEncodedAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task UploadBinaryEncodedAsync(string remotePath, string encodedData, string encoding)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadBinaryEncoded method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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UploadFile
bool UploadFile(string localPath, string remotePath)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Uploads a file from the local filesystem to the remote SSH server.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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UploadFileAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task UploadFileAsync(string localPath, string remotePath)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadFile method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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UploadString
bool UploadString(string remotePath, string textData, string charset)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Uploads the contents of a string to a file on the remote SSH server.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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UploadStringAsync (1)
Chilkat.Task UploadStringAsync(string remotePath, string textData, string charset)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Creates an asynchronous task to call the UploadString method with the arguments provided.

Returns null on failure

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UseSsh
bool UseSsh(Chilkat.Ssh sshConnection)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.51

Uses the SSH connection of sshConnection for the SCP transfers. All of the connection and socket related properties, proxy properites, timeout properties, session log, etc. set on the SSH object apply to the SCP methods (because internally it is the SSH object that is used to do the work of the file transfers).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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