Posted by NC on 02/11/06 01:08

francescomoi@usa.com wrote:
>
> Using PHP 4.3.11, I want my script not to write standard output
> on the webpage, but on a textfile.
>
> I tried with:
>
> [code]
> $variableName = 44;
> system("/usr/local/php/bin/php /home/foo/script.php >
> /home/foo/file.txt", $retval);
> [/code]
>
> But '/home/foo/script.php' doesn't consider $variableName.

Of course; you are not passing it to the script... Try this:

$variableName = 44;
system("/usr/local/php/bin/php /home/foo/script.php $variableName " .
" > /home/foo/file.txt", $retval);

In the script, you'll have to refer to the variable being passed as
$argv[1].

Cheers,
NC

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