You could call another script in language of your choise using $output
=exec('command');
Marek
Michael wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I've been using PHP to write shell scripts and was wondering how to
>implement the following:
>
> - I have a menuing system
> - If a user does not give an input within a certain amount of time, I want
>it to go to a default value
>
>I checked the PHP functions page and the closest thing I found was "sleep"
>which isn't quite right. I'm sure this is a common thing, so does anyone
>have any suggestions? Again, this is a terminal program and not a web CGI.
>
>While I have your attention, I also wanted to create one of those "spinners"
>while users wait for longer tasks to complete. I tried using the ncurses
>stuff to print and erase characters, but it didn't seem to work. What is a
>good way to create a "spinner" so that users know that the program is
>working.
>
>For those who don't know what I mean, I'm thinking of something like...
>
>- (backspace) \ (backspace) | (backspace) / (backspace) etc. etc.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>
>Michael
>
>
>
>
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