Running scripts inside PHP page

[dcortez]

Hi,

Is running a web script possible from inside a PHP page as part of building the content of that page?

Eg.
<% SomehowMagicallyCall:

http://SomeFarAwayDomain.com/cgi-bin/make-some-html.cgi

%>

For understandable security, I know server side includes (SSI) generally lock out outside scripts.

What's the climate like with PHP for this?

A snippet of syntax please?

If PHP can call external scripts which return text (like SSI), can the parent PHP page pass basic authentication info to the script (username/password) if the script has a cover charge?

Thanks,
-Dino

[NastyJack]

not too sure exactly what you are trying to do but just calling the include function should work.

<?php

include("http://somefarawayplace.com/cgi-bin/makehtml.cgi");

?>

would work.

if the dir is pw protected, you can do this:

<?php

$fp = fopen("http://user:[email protected]/protected/file.cgi");
while (!feof($fp)) {
  $data = fgets($fp, 255);
}

fclose($fp);

echo $data;

?>

[Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE]

Originally posted by NastyJack
not too sure exactly what you are trying to do but just calling the include function should work.

<?php

include("http://somefarawayplace.com/cgi-bin/makehtml.cgi");

?>

would work.

if the dir is pw protected, you can do this:

<?php

$fp = fopen("http://user:[email protected]/protected/file.cgi");
while (!feof($fp)) {
  $data = fgets($fp, 255);
}

fclose($fp);

echo $data;

?>

that will work, but since your calling an offsite script, it can shoot some errors your way, so try to put a at "@" symbol infront of the include and fopen like this

<?php

@include("http://somefarawayplace.com/cgi-bin/makehtml.cgi");

?>

and

<?php

$fp = @fopen("http://user:[email protected]/protected/file.cgi");
while (!feof($fp)) {
  $data = fgets($fp, 255);
}

fclose($fp);

echo $data;

?>

that will supress the errors

[dcortez]

Thanks guys!

-Dino