Hi,

Looking through the PHP documentation, I see that exec() invokes the
shell.  Why is this?  There's already a function that invokes the
shell (with all associated costs and security holes).  Why does PHP
need two?

Is there any way of invoking programs without involving the shell?

Larry


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