Command line subroutines in php

[Archbob]

I use the exec and system function alot in my php coding, but how to I write a linux command line subroutine in php so I can call it at will within the exec and sys statments?

This is so confusing.

for instance in bash script:

ipsecconf "pass some values to ipsecconf sub-routine";

then the subroutine in bash:

ipsecconf()
{
  //some commands here
}

So do I make it in php in the exec command so it can call the subroutine(also a bash script).

[ksandom]

I guess you probably know this already, but just incase. To run a php script under the console you just need to type:
php filename.php
But I don't know how to send parameters to specific functions.
A messey way you could do it is to have specific scripts for each task.... bad!
Another way is to have one specific script that pulls in data from the filesystem that has previously been put there from yourt bash script. This will give you flexibility.

I'm sure there are better ways than this, but hopefully it's a start.

[Archbob]

Would this work?

exec('ipsecconf "pass stuff here"')

exec("Put bash subroutine code here")

Would the first be correctly able to call the second?

This is driving me nuts!