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Task/Execute-a-system-command/PHP/execute-a-system-command-2.php

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+$results = `ls`;
+# runs command and returns its STDOUT as a string
+
+system("ls");
+# runs command and returns its exit status; its STDOUT gets output to our STDOUT
+
+echo `ls`;
+# the same, but with back quotes
+
+passthru("ls");
+# like system() but binary-safe