shell script

hi
i want to execute the shell command like 'ls','finger',etc from php and get the output in the browser.what should i do???.

Thanking in advance
Paras.

See system() and exec() PHP functions.

system("ls -la");

send output back to your browser.

system("ls -la >> /dev/null");

does not, of course.

system("ls -la >> /dev/null &");

forks a process, i.e. runs a background process and PHP scripts can continue.

regards

see passthru

passthru("ls ", $result);
echo $result;