Re: exec, system , backtick

On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 02:55:44 +0530, you wrote: >I tried a simple command line script, in all cases no_file does not exist. I >do not want the command line script to show the error on the screen but to >deliver it in the variable $r. But alas, in all 3 cases i get 'rm: canoot >remove `no_file': No such file or directory' [script snipped] I think this is because your error is being sent to stderr but PHP is only capturing what is sent to stdout. I was able to acheive your desired results by redirecting stderr to stdout via the shell. Try the following, it worked for me: #! /usr/bin/php -q <? $r = rm no_file 2>&1; echo "the value in r is $r"; ?> If you need more info on the "2>&1" part, consult the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide here: http://www.digitaltoad.net/docs/guide/advshell/io-redirection.html