diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2505e79..1c7f358 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Because php-gtk is such a pain to compile on Windows, I've put together this pac
 		* php5-mysql
 		* php5-postgresql
 		* php5-sqlite
+		* php5-ssh2
 	* Run via terminal in the OpenSQLManager folder using `php index.php`
 
 ## PHP Requirements
diff --git a/sys/common/ssh.php b/sys/common/ssh.php
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/common/ssh.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * OpenSQLManager
+ *
+ * Free Database manager for Open Source Databases
+ *
+ * @author 		Timothy J. Warren
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2012
+ * @link 		https://github.com/aviat4ion/OpenSQLManager
+ * @license 	http://philsturgeon.co.uk/code/dbad-license 
+ */
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Class to create ssh tunnels to connect to protected database servers
+ */
+class SSH {
+
+	private $session, $stream;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $host
+	 * @param int $port
+	 */
+	public function __construct($host, $port=22)
+	{
+		$this->session =& ssh2_connect($host, $port);
+
+		if($this->session === FALSE)
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a tunnel using the current ssh connection
+	 *
+	 * @param string $host
+	 * @param int $port
+	 * @param string $auth_type
+	 * @param array $auth_params
+	 * @return stream
+	 */
+	public function tunnel($host, $port, $auth_type='password', $auth_params)
+	{
+		if($auth_type === 'password')
+		{
+			ssh2_auth_password(&$this->session, $auth_params['user'], $auth_params['pass']);
+		}
+
+		$this->stream =& ssh2_tunnel(&$this->session, $host, $port);
+
+		return $this->stream;
+	}
+}
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