Re: re:Pinging from php srcipt

On 16 Aug, Joseph H Blythe wrote: > Hey all, > > I was just wondering how one would go about sending a ping to a remote > host and recieving the response time in a php script. > > > Thanks, > > > Joseph > > -- > BoldFX / Binary Logic > 257 Churchill Road Prospect South Australia 5082 > Ph: (08) 8342 0022 Fax: (08) 8342 0155 > mailto: joseph.blythe@binarylogic.com.au How about: $command = "/path/to/ping -c 3 -q $host"; $result = system($command, $retval); Tune ping arguments to suit and the output will be sent to the browser; it's also in $result so you can grab that and deal with it as needed. Note that you will want the c flag or ping will just keep on pingin' Cheers -- David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA