PHP SSH To Remote Server And Execute Command

There is a PHP library called phpseclib that helps to SSH to a remote server and execute command. We can also get the output and display on the screen.

First, we need to download the phpseclib, it’s available to download via: http://phpseclib.sourceforge.net/

Examples SSH To Remote Server And Execute Command With PHP

<?php
include('Net/SSH2.php');
 
$ssh = new Net_SSH2('domain.com');
if (!$ssh->login('username', 'password')) {
    exit('Login Failed');
}
 
echo $ssh->exec('ls');
?>

<?php
include('Net/SSH2.php');
 
$key = new Crypt_RSA();
//$key->setPassword('whatever');
$key->loadKey(file_get_contents('privatekey'));
 
$ssh = new Net_SSH2('www.domain.tld');
if (!$ssh->login('username', $key)) {
    exit('Login Failed');
}
 
echo $ssh->read('username@username:~$');
$ssh->write("ls -la\n");
echo $ssh->read('username@username:~$');
?>