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From: Floyd Resler on 17 Sep 2010 09:15
I need to run a Linux command from within PHP but the command has interaction. At one point I need to enter a password. Is this type of interaction possible inside a PHP script?

Thanks!
Floyd

From: Richard Quadling on 17 Sep 2010 10:21
On 17 September 2010 14:15, Floyd Resler <fresler(a)adex-intl.com> wrote:
> I need to run a Linux command from within PHP but the command has interaction.  At one point I need to enter a password.  Is this type of interaction possible inside a PHP script?
>
> Thanks!
> Floyd
>
>

Yes it is ... and it also works on Windows ...

This is PEAR's Console_CommandLine_Action_Password::_promptPassword() method.

private function _promptPassword()
{
if (strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {
fwrite(STDOUT,
$this->parser->message_provider->get('PASSWORD_PROMPT_ECHO'));
@flock(STDIN, LOCK_EX);
$passwd = fgets(STDIN);
@flock(STDIN, LOCK_UN);
} else {
fwrite(STDOUT,
$this->parser->message_provider->get('PASSWORD_PROMPT'));
// disable echoing
system('stty -echo');
@flock(STDIN, LOCK_EX);
$passwd = fgets(STDIN);
@flock(STDIN, LOCK_UN);
system('stty echo');
}
return trim($passwd);
}

Essentially fgets(STDIN) is the key.

On windows you have to press enter. Even if you try using fgetc().


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