RE: [PHP] Problem with Exec()
| From: | Jon Haworth | Date: | Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:24:05 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Problem with Exec() | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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| It should also be noted that the system interaction functions (namely,
| passthru(), exec(), system() and popen()) are
| broken/incorrectly implemented,
| actually, its windows that's incorrectly implemented, but be
| that as it may, the
| functions do not work with windows).
Well, I guess that clears that up... cheers Mr. Gates
|
| To the original poster:
|
Hello....
| Use PHP's built-in mail() function instead, don't fork
| out to sendmail,
| actually, better yet, use linux :-).
I spotted the mail() function about ten minutes after I posted... (and I
would be on a linux box if I could persuade my boss)
Cheers
Jon