Executing CGI-script via PHP

[Anon]

Hi guys,

Since the search seems to be broken right now I hope that someone might give me a helping hand.

I am using the UBB forum. For one of the hacks I need to be able to execute a cgi-script via SSI like this:

<!--#exec cgi="cgi-bin/ubbnews.cgi?forums=1,3,4" -->

However - how do I do the same thing in a PHP-page?

I've been looking at the exec() and the passthru() commands but I don't seem to be able to get something from them.

What's the simplest way to get it to work?

Thanks in advance!

/Björn

[Anon]

Just use:
<?php virtual("cgi-bin/ubbnews.cgi?forums?1,3,4"); ?>

virtual() works about the same way as ssi does.
exec() is a way of executing shell-commands and cannot be used in the way you want probably.

Good luck,
/Thomas