Bug #13512 Updated: The backtick operator only returns stdout, not stderr

ID: 13512 User updated by: strecket@hotmail.com Reported By: strecket@hotmail.com Old Status: Closed Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: FreeBSD PHP Version: 4.0.5 New Comment: RE: edink@php.net Yes, but that's platform specific solution, so I think it would be better to make PHP return the output to stderr too. For example, that doesn't work on Win9x. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-10-05 03:20:23] edink@php.net What you want can be probably be achieved with: $output = command 2>&1; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2001-10-02 10:27:43] strecket@hotmail.com If I use the backtick operator, like: $output = command goes here; and if the program 'command' returns its output to stderr and not stdout, then it's not easy to get the output. Right now, it can be solved by adding: 2> /tmp/file/here and then reading the file in the script, but that's not a good solution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=13512&edit=1