Open a pipe to the program specified by the command parameter.
| <?php $file = popen(“/bin/ls”,“r”); //some code to be executed pclose($file); ?> |
The popen() function creates a pipe to the program specified by the command parameter.
| popen(command, mode) |
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Parameter |
Description |
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command |
Required. Specifies the command to be executed. |
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mode |
Required. Defines the mode of connection, either “r” (read-only) or “w” (write-only, which opens and clears an existing file or creates a new one). |
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Return Value: |
Returns FALSE on failure. |
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PHP Version: |
4.0+ |