Windows Vs. Linux Path

From: Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 07:31:50 +0000
Subject: Windows Vs. Linux Path
Groups: php.windows 
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>I have a script. That needs to be able to exec() a program But the problem is that this >program is in a sub directory. I am having a major problem figuring out how to detect if the >script is running on win32 php or linux php if its running win32 the path needs to be like >c:\whatever\what vs Linux /local/usr/bin/whatever. Did you ever try: c:/whatever/what That should work on Windows. >Anyone have an easy way to detect the Os a script is running from short of setting a varable in >one of the include files for the user to set $os="win" vs $os="linux". I >need a way of knowing >if i should be doing a \ or a / in the path. you could use HTTP_SERVER_VARS["OS"]. -- Florian Clever fc@clever-soft.com http://www.Clever-Software-Solutions.de/ PGP Key @ ldap://certserver.pgp.net/ "Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. " -- Robert A. Heinlein

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