Can I populate a php array from perl script

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I am trying to copy the contents of an array generated from a Perl script into an array on a PHP page. Is this possible?

Current code in PHP file:

$campaigns_array[][] = shell_exec('recent_campaigns.pl $companyID');

recent_campaigns.pl runs some mySQL queries and creates an array from it. I don't know how to get that array from the Perl script.

Thanks in advance.

blockhead · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-01 10:47:29Z

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The easiest way is to output the result as json and then use json_decode to read it back in PHP.

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Alien Life Form · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-01 10:53:39Z

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The reply is either:

parse the output and build the array from it, or
modify the script so as to build a php string that you can eval, or
dispense with the stupid script altogether and run the queries within php (after all, mysql connectivity is supposed to be one of PHP's strong suites)

Being more precise is hard, as you are not providing an output sample and are not saying if you have control on the script output, etc.

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Enigma Over a year ago

I'd love to just do it in PHP, but am required to use Perl by my employers. I do have control over the output, but it literally just reads a mySQL query into an array, which works fine. I just don't know how you pass that array into PHP.

Alien Life Form Over a year ago

then have perl print a PHP array literal (php.net/manual/en/function.array.php) then eval("\$campaigns_array = \"shell_exec('recent_campaigns.pl $companyID')\";");

blockhead Over a year ago

JSON is much better...both PHP and Perl can "understand" it, so its much easier than mangling together an PHP array literal.

hobbs Over a year ago

"mysql is supposed to be one of PHP's strong suites" emphasis on the "supposed to" :)

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