How to access network drive folder using credentials in php?

Question

I am working on a php code as shown below in which I want to access network drive folder (music) using credentials in php. The credentials is being set because I want to give the full access only to a particular user.

$src_dir = '\\\\\\INVEST-OP-001\\test\\music'; // Line#A

The full permission/access of music folder is given to the following credentials:

username : 'mickeymouse'
password : 'helloworld'

Problem Statement:

I am wondering what changes I should make in the php code at Line#A so that I can access the music folder using credentials in php.

Answer 1

This works for me:

<?php

$user = 'mickeymouse';
$password = 'helloworld';

exec('net use "\\\INVEST-OP-001\test\music" /user:"'.$user.'" "'.$password.'" /persistent:no');
$files = scandir('\\\INVEST-OP-001\test\music');
echo '<pre>';
print_r($files);

exec('net use "\\\INVEST-OP-001\test\music" /delete /yes');