PHP/Utility Function/exec
Executing External Applications Using exec()
<?php
exec("ls /foo/", $output, $return_val);
echo "Exit code of: $return_val\n";
?>
string exec ( string command [, array &output [, int &return_val]] ) runs an external program
print exec("uptime");
Using exec() to Produce a Directory Listing
<html>
<head>
<title>Using exec() to Produce a Directory Listing</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<?php
exec( "ls -al .", $output, $return );
print "<p>Returned: $return</p>";
foreach ( $output as $file ) {
print "$file<br />";
}
?>
</div>
</body>
</html>