PHP » I/O » system()
- Syntax:
- string system(string command, int return_value)
- command
- Command to be executed.
- return_value
- Integer for the return value of the command.
Executes a command.
This function executes a command in a shell and returns the last line of the output. Instead of returning the output of the command in a variable, it is sent directly to the browser. The optional return_value holds the return value of the command.
Examples
Code:
<pre>
<?php
system("mount", $ret);
?>
</pre> Output:
/dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) Explanation:
system() and mount are used to print the mounted filesystems.
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