Write to a log file with PHP

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johncowan Just Joined! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6	Write to a log file with PHP Cheers all, I would like to create my own log file and write to it using some linux system vars. I know how to create and write to a file with PHP, but I do not know how to capture or get the values from system variables like date, who, pwd, etc. Is there a way to get these values in a php script? Thanks for any tips... JohnC
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Cheers all,
I would like to create my own log file and write to it using some linux system vars. I know how to create and write to a file with PHP, but I do not know how to capture or get the values from system variables like date, who, pwd, etc.

Is there a way to get these values in a php script?

Thanks for any tips...
JohnC

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11-11-2008	#3 (permalink)
johncowan Just Joined! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6	Eight years in PHP and I never knew that command was around. Most excellent! Thank you! Cheers!

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