Re: What are/How to use system calls?

On Wed, 7 Nov 2001 00:40, Joelmon2001@aol.com wrote: > Hello, new to php and one thing I wanted to do was have a page accessed > and download a directory via zip automatically (Specify dir. ahead of > time) > > well, no luck, but somebody mentioned system calls. As if my linux were > to have zip/unzip capabilities on the server, I can use a 'system call' > to get it to work? > > How would I do such a thing? > > Imagine, zip.php is accessed by a user. Immediately, it has a variable > 'dir' which = a directory like /directory and it turns that dir. into a > zip > > how would I call that utility to do it? As when I ask how to use php to > do zips, the zend.com articles and what not either don't work or are > too confusing > > system call sounds great. It would then work for pdf to html and > endless possibilities. Correct? Or am I missing something? > > Thanks You want the program execution functions - see /manual/en/ref.exec.php at your favourite mirror. Also, look up backticks in the docs (site search seems a bit odd at the moment so I can't give you an URL) -- David Robley Techno-JoaT, Web Maintainer, Mail List Admin, etc CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES Flinders University, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Overload--core meltdown sequence initiated.