php-doc-en/reference/snmp/functions/snmpset.xml

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<refentry xml:id="function.snmpset" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>snmpset</refname>
  <refpurpose>Set the value of an <acronym>SNMP</acronym> object</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>snmpset</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>host</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>community</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>object_id</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>type</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>timeout</parameter><initializer>1000000</initializer></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>retries</parameter><initializer>5</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  
  <para>
   <function>snmpset</function> is used to set the value of an <acronym>SNMP</acronym> object
   specified by the <parameter>object_id</parameter>.
  </para>
  
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>host</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The hostname of the <acronym>SNMP</acronym> agent (server).
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>community</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The write community.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>object_id</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The <acronym>SNMP</acronym> object id.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>type</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      &snmp.set.type.values;
      &snmp.set.type.values.asn.mapping;
      &snmp.set.type.values.equal.note;
      &snmp.set.type.values.bitset.note;
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The new value.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>timeout</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The number of microseconds until the first timeout.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>retries</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The number of times to retry if timeouts occur.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
  <para>
   If the SNMP host rejects the data type, an E_WARNING message like "Warning: Error in packet. Reason: (badValue) The value given has the wrong type or length." is shown.
   If an unknown or invalid OID is specified the warning probably reads "Could not add variable".
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
   <example>
    <title>Using <function>snmpset</function></title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
  snmpset("localhost", "public", "IF-MIB::ifAlias.3", "s", "foo");
?>
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
   <example>
    <title>Using <function>snmpset</function> for setting BITS <acronym>SNMP</acronym> object id</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
  snmpset("localhost", "public", 'FOO-MIB::bar.42', 'b', '0 1 2 3 4');
// or
  snmpset("localhost", "public", 'FOO-MIB::bar.42', 'x', 'F0');
?>
 ]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>snmpget</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
</refentry>

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