Execute a CGI script through PHP

[JamesNZ]

How can I execute a CGI script through PHP? PHP doesn't like this at all:

<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/poll/fantasycricket.pl" -->

[mendhak]

<?php include "/cgi-bin/poll/fantasycricket.pl" ?>


or


<?php virtual("/cgi-bin/poll/fantasycricket.pl" ?>


HTH

[kows]

PHP doesn't like that because that's SSI.. I don't really know why; but I laughed when I read it..

[The Hobo]

I laugh when I read every post. Bwah-ha-ha!

[mendhak]

The PHP in my post is missing the ) and the ;

That makes it twice as funny.

[CornedBee]

include does a raw text include, so that won't work.

You could use fopen to send a HTTP request to the CGI script and simply write out the results.