readline_callback_handler_install Initializes the readline callback interface and terminal, prints the prompt and returns immediately &reftitle.description; boolreadline_callback_handler_install stringprompt callbackcallback Sets up a readline callback interface then prints prompt and immediately returns. The callback function takes one parameter; the user input returned. Calling this function twice without removing the previous callback interface will automatically and conveniently overwrite the old interface. The callback feature is useful when combined with stream_select as it allows interleaving of IO and user input, unlike readline. &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.success; &reftitle.examples; Readline Callback Interface Example 10) { $prompting = false; readline_callback_handler_remove(); } else { readline_callback_handler_install("[$c] Enter something: ", 'rl_callback'); } } $c = 1; $prompting = true; readline_callback_handler_install("[$c] Enter something: ", 'rl_callback'); while ($prompting) { $n = stream_select($r = array(STDIN), $w = null, $e = null, null); if ($n && in_array(STDIN, $r)) { // read a character, will call the callback when a newline is entered readline_callback_read_char(); } } echo "Prompting disabled. All done.\n"; ?> ]]> &reftitle.seealso; readline_callback_handler_remove, readline_callback_read_char&listendand; stream_select.