The first command returns this:

rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7429677 Mar 9 08:02 /usr/local/bin/php

while the 2nd command returns a LOT of stuff. I still don't see how all of this works.🙁

    It shows php is available and you can run it.

      OK, getbrowser.php has this code:

      <?php
//print_r( get_browser() );
echo get_browser($_SERVER['argv'][0]);
?>

      main.php has this code:

      <?php
$info = `/path/to/dir getbrowser.php`;

print_r($info);
?>

      /path/to/dir is the path to browscap.ini as well as php.ini and the scripts I am running (getbrowser.php and main.php). Same problem. No errors and no output.

        Ok, this works fine for me.

        getbrowser.php
        <?
        print_r( get_browser( $_SERVER['argv'][1] ) );
        ?>

        testscript.php
        <?
        echo '<pre>';
        echo 'Trying '."/usr/local/bin/php -c ./php.ini gb.php \"$HTTP_USER_AGENT\"\n";

        passthru( "/usr/local/bin/php -c ./php.ini gb.php \"$HTTP_USER_AGENT\" ",$ret );
        if( $ret !=0 )
        echo "passthru failed $ret";
        else
        echo 'passthru worked' ;

        ?>

        It only echo's the data to the screen, but I am sure you can work out how to parse the data.

          That script returned this:

          Trying /home/public_html/scripts -c ./php.ini getbrowser.php "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"
          passthru failed 126

            You are taking out the call to php and replacing it with /home/public_html/scripts

            Just cut and paste what I posted and it should work if the two files are in the same dir.

              I think I'm getting closer. This time the script returned this:

              Trying /usr/local/bin/php -c php.ini getbrowser.php "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"
              Could not open input file: getbrowser.php.
              passthru failed 1

                Is getbrowser.php is the same dir?
                You could try ./getbrowser.php otherwise.

                  main.php
                  getbrowser.php
                  php.ini
                  browscap.ini

                  all those files are in the same directory, which is /home/scripts

                    Getting closer.

                    Try replacing this line
                    echo 'Trying '."/usr/local/bin/php -c ./php.ini getbrowser.php \"$HTTP_USER_AGENT\"\n";

                    with

                    echo 'Trying '."/usr/local/bin/php -c ./php.ini /home/scripts/getbrowser.php \"$HTTP_USER_AGENT\"\n";

                      That returns this:

                      Trying /usr/local/bin/php -c ./php.ini /home/scripts/getbrowser.php "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"

                      Warning: get_browser(): browscap ini directive not set. in /home/scripts/getbrowser.php on line 13
                      passthru worked

                        You obviously have been changing this line as well.

                        passthru( "/usr/local/bin/php -c /home/scripts/php.ini /home/scritps/getbrowser.php \"$HTTP_USER_AGENT\" ",$ret );

                        It must need the full path for both php.ini and getbrowser.php

                          I didn't know both needed the path, that's what confused me. It now shows:

                          Trying /usr/local/bin/php -c /home/scripts/php.ini /home/scripts/getbrowser.php "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)"
                          passthru worked

                          Now what do I do?

                            Put some debug in getbrowser.php

                            Probably
                            phpinfo();
                            print_r( $GLOBALS );

                            This will give you a good idea of what is happening.

                              Ok -- I have to say, thanks a LOT for all of your help! 😃

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