Robert, This does not work, but thanks anyway =)
Script: <? $argc = $GLOBALS['HTTP_SERVER_VARS']['argc']; $argv = $GLOBALS['HTTP_SERVER_VARS']['argv']; $test = $argv[1]; print $test; $demo = "This Works"; print $demo; ?> Command Line: /usr/bin/php -f test.php blah Output: This Works --- Robert Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jason Young wrote: > > > > I can't say I'm really too familiar with the php > commandline.. > > > > You're using /usr/bin/php (or equivalent) and > attempting to use your > > exec() that way? > > > > If you do 'php -?' you'll get a list of commands > that you can use, and I > > don't see a way to pass cmdline arguments as > variables.. > > > > Having said that, I Just went and looked further > into it.. if I make a > > test script, and at the top I put: > > $hi = $argv[1]; > > > > then $hi becomes whatever you've specified as the > first argument.. I'm > > assuming this is what you want? > > > > To clarify: > > phpfile.php contains: > > <? > > $hi = $argv[1]; > > echo $hi; > > ?> > > > > Running the command "php -f phpfile.php test" > returns "test" > > > > Does this help at all?? > > > > -Jason > > > > Daren Cotter wrote: > > > Jason, > > > > > > I'm not using a web script any longer, I'm using > > > command-line (I determined that it is installed > on the > > > server). > > > > > > I read about $argc and $argv, but when I call > the > > > script passing two arguments, both $argc and > $argv are > > > blank. Is this a php.ini setting I need to > change or > > > somethign? > > > > > I'm think you're all forgetting about > register_globals being off by > default these days... The following may help: > > $argc = $GLOBALS['HTTP_SERVER_VARS']['argc']; > $argv = $GLOBALS['HTTP_SERVER_VARS']['argv']; > > HTH, > Rob. > -- > .-----------------. > | Robert Cummings | > :-----------------`----------------------------. > | Webdeployer - Chief PHP and Java Programmer | > :----------------------------------------------: > | Mail : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Phone : (613) 731-4046 x.109 | > :----------------------------------------------: > | Website : http://www.webmotion.com | > | Fax : (613) 260-9545 | > `----------------------------------------------' > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
