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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.ssh2-sftp-mkdir">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ssh2_sftp_mkdir</refname>
  <refpurpose>Create a directory</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>ssh2_sftp_mkdir</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>sftp</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>dirname</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter><initializer>0777</initializer></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>recursive</parameter><initializer>false</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Creates a directory on the remote file server with permissions set to
   <parameter>mode</parameter>.  
  </para>
  <para>
   This function is similar to using <function>mkdir</function> with the
   <link linkend="wrappers.ssh2">ssh2.sftp://</link> wrapper.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>sftp</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       An SSH2 SFTP resource opened by <function>ssh2_sftp</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>dirname</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Path of the new directory.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>mode</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Permissions on the new directory.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>recursive</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       If <parameter>recursive</parameter> is &true; any parent directories
       required for <parameter>dirname</parameter> will be automatically created as well.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Creating a directory on a remote server</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'password');
$sftp = ssh2_sftp($connection);

ssh2_sftp_mkdir($sftp, '/home/username/newdir');
/* Or:  mkdir("ssh2.sftp://$sftp/home/username/newdir"); */
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>   
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>mkdir</function></member>
    <member><function>ssh2_sftp_rmdir</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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