RE: [PHP] Php shell scripting [SOLVED]

> -----Original Message----- > From: Evan Nemerson [mailto:evan@coeus-group.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:32 PM > To: Jake McHenry; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Php shell scripting > > > On Thursday 11 December 2003 12:31 am, Jake McHenry wrote: > > Does anyone know how I can pass variables into a script > being executed > > from the command line? > > > > I have a script, named testscript. So far, I have been > getting all my > > variables from the system env command, not a big deal. But > I want to > > input a username into the script, like testscript jmchenry. > > > > In basic shell scripting, the value of any parameters would > be $1, $2, > > $3, etc.. within the script, but how can I do this with PHP? Is it > > even possible? > > var_dump($argv); > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jake McHenry > > Nittany Travel MIS Coordinator > > http://www.nittanytravel.com > > -- > Evan Nemerson > evan@coeus-group.com > http://coeusgroup.com/en > > -- > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little > temporary safety > deserve neither liberty nor safety." > > -Benjamin Franklin > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > Thanks for the very quick responses! Here's what I got from your responses: var_dump($argv); This returned NULL, so I tried: print_r($_SERVER['argv']); This returned exactly what I wanted. Thanks, Jake McHenry Nittany Travel MIS Coordinator http://www.nittanytravel.com