I don't have example code, but what you want is the exec() function. Be careful passing user variables to a command line program.
www.php.net/exec ---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: ing.Martin Prášek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 1:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] PHP script and external C program > > Problem. I have a php 4.0.6. on linux as Apache module. I need to do > folowing: > > I have in my script some value, for example "$value" > and > in /bin on my linux box c language program called "something". (I need > speed) . > > I need to parse $value thru stdin /bin/something program to get from its > stdout a $parsed_value. > > How to run external program (for example /bin/something ), write to its > STDIN $value and then read from its STDOUT to variable $parsed_value ? > > > Example code needed. > > > thanx -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
