Re: [PHP] Php and Fortune

2003-10-22 Thread Chuck PUP Payne
Thanks Everyone. This is so cool!!! :) On 10/22/03 11:15 PM, "Mykroft Holmes IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mykroft Holmes IV wrote: > >> >> >> Chuck PUP Payne wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there a way I can get php to call the program fortune then print >>> that a >>> web page. >>>

Re: [PHP] Php and Fortune

2003-10-22 Thread David Otton
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 22:54:55 -0400, you wrote: >Is there a way I can get php to call the program fortune then print that a >web page. http://uk2.php.net/system -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

RE: [PHP] Php and Fortune

2003-10-22 Thread Martin Towell
> Chuck PUP Payne wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Is there a way I can get php to call the program fortune > then print that a > > web page. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Payne > > > > echo ''; > passthru(fortune); > echo ''; > > Should do it. I use this for a nice little Server Status page that > iterate

Re: [PHP] Php and Fortune

2003-10-22 Thread Mykroft Holmes IV
Mykroft Holmes IV wrote: Chuck PUP Payne wrote: Hi, Is there a way I can get php to call the program fortune then print that a web page. Thanks. Payne echo ''; passthru(fortune); echo ''; Should do it. I use this for a nice little Server Status page that iterates through an array of uni

Re: [PHP] Php and Fortune

2003-10-22 Thread Marco Tabini
Hello Chuck-- You can use a number of PHP functions, such as shell_exec and passthru, which will run an external app and return its result either in a variable or directly to the output. Some more info regarding this specific problem (and a script) here: http://www.phparch.com/mailinglists/msg

Re: [PHP] Php and Fortune

2003-10-22 Thread Mykroft Holmes IV
Chuck PUP Payne wrote: Hi, Is there a way I can get php to call the program fortune then print that a web page. Thanks. Payne echo ''; passthru(fortune); echo ''; Should do it. I use this for a nice little Server Status page that iterates through an array of unix commands, works like a charm.