Re: PHP command for issuing UNIX command???

check out system(); --- R'twick Niceorgaw <rtwick@niceorgaw.com> wrote: > take a look at http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php for > various methods > to run an external program. > > Alternatively, you can use fopen > (http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php) to create the non existent > file in PHP itself no need to run an external command (fopen (file_name, > "w") will create the file if it doesn't exist. Similarly delete > (http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.delete.php) will delete a file in > PHP. > > also you can > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Fletcher" <scott@abcoa.com> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:54 AM > Subject: [PHP] PHP command for issuing UNIX command??? > > > > Hi! > > > > I wanted to know if there is a PHP code or function that would allow > the > > PHP to issue the UNIX command. > > > > What I'm doing here is I'm trying to tell PHP to create a file by > > issuing hte UNIX command then I can use the PHP to open the file to enter > > the data. Once I'm done with the file, I can use the UNIX to run the > script > > in the file to communicate with the modem by executing the file. When I'm > > done then I can open an another file to grab the data that had be received > > by the modem and do the PHP things to do something with hte data. When > > done, then I can use the PHP to tell UNIX to delete the file and Voila! > > > > Thanks, > > Scott > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > 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 > ===== dan mccullough -------------------------------------------------------- "Theres no such thing as a problem unless the servers are on fire!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com