and if you want to write it to a file directly then do something like:

exec('ftpusers > filename.txt');

Greets,

Edward


> Take a look at
>
> exec()
> passthru()
> system()
>
> Keep in mind that the webserver usally runs as User nobody or an
equivilant
> of that. So this user should have rights to run the program.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Jerry Verhoef
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Liam MacKenzie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:29 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [PHP] A real simple question...
> >
> >
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> > Got a question...
> >
> > How to I run a program and print it's output into a document?
> > For instance, I have a program called "ftpusers" and when run
> > from a shell like this:
> > /usr/local/misc/ftpusers
> > It will display a plain text list of people connected to my server.
> >
> > How do I get PHP to call that program and print it's output
> > into a webpage?
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> >
> >
> > Liam
> >
>
>
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