can i embed php with perl?

jaylee

i have a piece of php code and i would like to pass the execution result into a perl script, can this be done?

how do i embed php code within a perl script?

thanks.

dnszero

You can accomplish that in a number of ways. Basically, you either need to call one script from within the other or pass the value in question on the command line.

The easiest way to accheive the effect of embedding PHP in a PERL script is something like this:

#!/usr/bin/perl
$phpoutput = /path/to/phpscript.php;
print "The output of your php script is: $phpoutput";

Note those are backticks (tilda key without hitting shift) around the phpscript. Also, this only works if you've compiled cmd line PHP and included the appropriate shebang line in your PHP script.

Check out Replacing Perl Scripts with PHP Scripts.

jaylee

I need to have the result passing back and forth between perl and php scripts.

For example, if I would like to pass the calculated value in a perl script to the external php script, how do I achieve this effect?

How do I have the php script pass out the result after its execution and return to its caller, the perl script?

Will standard I/O such as "print" execution be returned?

dnszero

Just pass the variable as a cmd line argument to your php script. Perl will capture anything your php script prints out so just supress any output from the php side except for the result you want returned back to perl.

You can envision the php script as just another function from your perl script -- just with a funky syntax to call it.

This method also works the other way around..if you need to call a perl script from within php. In fact the syntax is even the same...mostly.

jaylee

For example, if the computed result of the php script is "TRUE", are you saying that I just print out the result as "1" and assigned it to a perl variable?

dnszero

Sure. Or even print out "TRUE" if that's what you really want. Just be sure to print out only what you want.

jaylee

yes, it working now, thanks.