shell_exec

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

shell_exec — Execute command via shell and return the complete output as a string

string shell_exec ( string $cmd )

This function is identical to the backtick operator.

The output from the executed command.

Example#1 A shell_exec() example


<?php
$output = shell_exec('ls -lart');
echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
?>

Note: Эта функция недоступна в безопасном режиме.