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>
<para>
The <acronym>MIB</acronym> defines the type of each object id. It has to be specified as a single character from the below list.
</para>
<table>
<title>types</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>
<row><entry>=</entry><entry>The type is taken from the MIB</entry></row>
<row><entry>i</entry><entry>INTEGER</entry> </row>
<row><entry>u</entry><entry>INTEGER</entry></row>
<row><entry>s</entry><entry>STRING</entry></row>
<row><entry>x</entry><entry>HEX STRING</entry></row>
<row><entry>d</entry><entry>DECIMAL STRING</entry></row>
<row><entry>n</entry><entry>NULLOBJ</entry></row>
<row><entry>o</entry><entry>OBJID</entry></row>
<row><entry>t</entry><entry>TIMETICKS</entry></row>
<row><entry>a</entry><entry>IPADDRESS</entry></row>
<row><entry>b</entry><entry>BITS</entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<para>
If OPAQUE_SPECIAL_TYPES was defined while compiling the SNMP library, the following are also valid:
</para>
<table>
<title>types</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>
<row><entry>U</entry><entry>unsigned int64</entry></row>
<row><entry>I</entry><entry>signed int64</entry></row>
<row><entry>F</entry><entry>float</entry></row>
<row><entry>D</entry><entry>double</entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<para>
Most of these will use the obvious corresponding ASN.1 type. 's', 'x', 'd' and 'b' are all different ways of specifying an OCTET STRING value, and
the 'u' unsigned type is also used for handling Gauge32 values.
</para>
<para>
If the MIB-Files are loaded by into the MIB Tree with "snmp_read_mib" or by specifying it in the libsnmp config, '=' may be used as the <parameter>type</parameter> parameter
for all object ids as the type can then be automatically read from the MIB.
</para>
<para>
Note that there are two ways to set a variable of the type BITS like e.g. "SYNTAX BITS {telnet(0), ftp(1), http(2), icmp(3), snmp(4), ssh(5), https(6)}"
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Using type "b" and a list of bit numbers like: <programlisting role="php">snmpset('FOO-MIB::bar.42', 'b', '0 1 2 3 4');</programlisting> with the disadvantage that the success is not easily verifyable as an snmpget() for the same OID would return e.g. 0xF8.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Using type "x" and a hex number but without(!) the usual "0x" prefix: <programlisting role="php">snmpset('FOO-MIB::bar.42', 'x', 'F0');</programlisting>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</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 retries in case of timeouts.
</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;
<para>
<example>
<title>Using <function>snmpgetnext</function></title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
snmpset("localhost", "public", "IF-MIB::ifAlias.3", "s", "foo");
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>snmpget</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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