PHP popen() Function

Open a pipe to the program specified in the command parameter

Definition and Usage

The popen() function opens a pipe to the program specified in the command parameter.

popen(command, mode)

Parameter	Description
command	Required. Specifies the command to execute
mode	Required. Specifies the connection mode. Can be "r" (Read only) or "w" (Write only - opens and clears existing file or creates a new file)

Return Value:	FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+

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