CGI execution through PHP3 (newbie)

Anon

Hallo,
I have a (small?) problem. I need to run a cgi script writen in C++ and form its output. Now, I tried the exec() function but it seems that the exec() function wants the absolute path, so bye bye CGI. I also tried the virtual() but I do not know how to get the results.
Any ideas?

Thank you

Anon

Now, I tried the exec() function but it seems that the
exec() function wants the absolute path, so bye bye CGI.

Even if it's true, why is this a problem? Surely you as the
site builder do know the absolute path to the program,
don't you?

Anon

Try this :

<?
echo @join (@file ("http://you.com/foo.pl"),"")
?>

Anon

Yes, that's not a problem. I DO know the abs path, but this way I loose the CGI variables and so I have to write again the C++ program in order to accept the CGI query String as command line arguments!! Believe me I am terified in that thought since it is 3000 lines and most paths in that program uses CGI env variables!!!!

Anyway, thanks!

Peter

Anon

But you're the one that said it had to be in C++. Are you
perhaps asking for advice in how to extend PHP so that your
function becomes a built-in? That's a little beyone me at
this point...