ssh2_auth_password

(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)

ssh2_auth_password — Authenticate over SSH using a plain password

Description

ssh2_auth_password(resource $session, string $username, string $password): bool

Authenticate over SSH using a plain password. Since version 0.12 this function also supports keyboard_interactive method.

Parameters

session
An SSH connection link identifier, obtained from a call to ssh2_connect().
username
Remote user name.
password
Password for username

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Authenticating with a password

<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);

if (ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'secret')) {
echo "Authentication Successful!\n";
} else {
die('Authentication Failed...');
}
?>