Pass STDOUT (Bash) to PHP Variable

Question

I want to pass the stdout of a command in bash (ex. uptime) to a PHP variable, let's say uptime too. How this can be done?

l'L'l · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-27 01:19:16Z

1

Use shell_exec for returning the output of shell commands:

<?php
    $output = shell_exec('uptime');
    echo $output;
?>

Result:

18:17  up 12 days, 13:39, 3 users, load averages: 1.80 1.78 1.75

answered Dec 27, 2015 at 1:19

l'L'l

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