unix system calls

[Anon]

does anyone know if it is possible to make system calls to unix from php?

[Anon]

oh yeah it is very possible I do it all the time here is an example of a simple one

$ls = "ls -la /home/knight";
echo "$ls";

[Anon]

thanks-
also... you can just use the exec command-
ex:

<?
	$data = exec(ls);
	echo $data;
?>