Re: shtml or php ??

I have tried the virtual() command but keep receiving error - undefined function, can someone give an example in how to use this ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave.O" <Dave.O@tinyonline.co.uk> To: "php" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 4:26 PM Subject: [PHP] shtml or php ?? > Which is the best language to use, php or shtml, I use only a couple of SSI > commands in shtml to call in headers and footers, and run cgi scripts as > below. I thought maybe as I am getting more into php that I should change > the files from shtml to php, and use the equivalent commands to call in > headers, footers and run external .cgi programs. But as below cant see how > to load in an external .cgi program into php, as you can see below. > > I am presently using an shtml file using <!--#include file="my.htm"--> > which work fine and in php I can use the include('my.htm'); command. > > in one of my shtml i use the <!--#exec cgi="my.cgi"--> command, but how do > I run an external .cgi script from php, I have looked at many of the > commands such as include(), system(), passthru() , but cant find away to do > it. Can someone help ?? > > Is it best for me to leave it in shtml as I have also discovered that SSI > will not parse inside an html section in php. Which of these shtml, or php > uses more resources on the server ? Which is the best solution to my > problem ?? > > Regards > > > Dave > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >