Are there alternative methods to access files on remote servers in PHP if SSH2 is not working?

If SSH2 is not working, an alternative method to access files on remote servers in PHP is to use FTP functions. You can establish an FTP connection to the remote server and then use functions like ftp_get() or ftp_put() to transfer files between the local and remote servers. 

// Connect to FTP server
$ftp_server = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp_user = 'username';
$ftp_pass = 'password';
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user, $ftp_pass);

// Download file from remote server
$local_file = 'local_file.txt';
$remote_file = 'remote_file.txt';
if (ftp_get($conn_id, $local_file, $remote_file, FTP_BINARY)) {
    echo "Successfully downloaded $remote_file to $local_file\n";
} else {
    echo "Error downloading file\n";
}

// Close FTP connection
ftp_close($conn_id);

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