Reading from Serial Port PHP

[kf4lsc]

This is the code i have written to read from a serial port ... i know the serial cable and everything works since i have two serial monitors communicating back and forth between the two computer and i am able to send from this computer to the other one .. any help is greatly appreciated

<?php
mode com1: BAUD=9600 PARITY=N data=8 stop=1;
$fp = fopen ("COM1:", "r+")
or die("Can't Open Port");
set_time_limit(0);

while(1){
   $string = fread($fp, 6);

   if(sizeof($string)>1){
	 echo "Received: $string \n";
   	 fclose($fp);
	 die();
   }	
}

?>

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