Using SSH in PHP

This tutorial will show you how to use the SSH2 functions in PHP to execute commands over SSH. This requires the SSH2 PECL extension to be installed on your server (installation instructions). Keep in mind that as of this time, the extension is in a beta state, so stability is not guaranteed.

Sending commands is fairly straightforward. You just connect, authenticate, then execute commands. Authentication can be done using a password or public key. Executing commands is a little tricky since it returns a stream that you have to handle.