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PHP Execution Operator
Introduction
There is one Execution operator defined in PHP. A string inside back-ticks (``) is treated as a DOS command (a shell command in UNIX/Linux) and its output is returned. This operator is similar in operation to shell_exec() function in PHP.
Following code executes DIR command and returns result as string.
Example
<?php $list=`dir *.php`; echo "$list"; ?>
Output
Following result will be displayed
Volume in drive C is Windows 10 Volume Serial Number is 540D-CE99 Directory of C:\xampp\php 01/27/2016 05:32 PM 18,869 CompatInfo.php 07/08/2020 06:40 PM 64 test.php 07/11/2020 02:13 PM 48 testscript.php 03/30/2013 05:59 PM 1,447 webdriver-test-example.php 4 File(s) 20,428 bytes 0 Dir(s) 178,002,157,568 bytes free
Here is another example of backtick operator. It executes type command
Example
<?php $list='type testscript.php'; echo "$list"; ?>
Output
Following result will be displayed
type testscript.php
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