php-doc-en/reference/exec/functions/passthru.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<refentry xml:id="function.passthru" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>passthru</refname>
<refpurpose>Execute an external program and display raw output</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>void</type><methodname>passthru</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>command</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter role="reference">return_var</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
The <function>passthru</function> function is similar to the
<function>exec</function> function in that it executes a
<parameter>command</parameter>. This function
should be used in place of <function>exec</function> or
<function>system</function> when the output from the Unix command
is binary data which needs to be passed directly back to the
browser. A common use for this is to execute something like the
pbmplus utilities that can output an image stream directly. By
setting the Content-type to <literal>image/gif</literal> and
then calling a pbmplus program to output a gif, you can create
PHP scripts that output images directly.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>command</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The command that will be executed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>return_var</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If the <parameter>return_var</parameter> argument is present, the
return status of the Unix command will be placed here.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
&return.void;
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="notes">
&reftitle.notes;
&warn.escapeshell;
&note.exec-bg;
&note.exec-path;
&warn.sm.exec;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>exec</function></member>
<member><function>system</function></member>
<member><function>popen</function></member>
<member><function>escapeshellcmd</function></member>
<member><link linkend="language.operators.execution">backtick operator</link></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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