popen

PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
popen - Opens process file pointer
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Code Examples

Example #1 popen example

If the command to be executed could not be found, a valid resource is returned. This may seem odd, but makes sense; it allows you to access any error message returned by the shell:

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Example #2 popen example

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Function popen:

Filesystem Functions

Most used PHP functions