Re: execute a command

On 22-Jun-2003 Mattia wrote: > How to execute a command capturing the stanndard error, in addition to > standard output? example: > > echo system('/bin/rm ...'); > > I need to know when this command fails, and when it fails, i need to > know why. Any hints? > > _Mattia_ > $cmd='/bin/rm foo'; exec("$cmd 2>&1", $output); -- or -- exec($cmd, $output, $errno); echo posix_strerror($errno); -- or -- proc_open(...) and read from pipe[2] Regards, -- Don Read dread@texas.net -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. (53kr33t w0rdz: sql table query)