expect_popen

Execute command via Bourne shell, and open the PTY stream to the process

&reftitle.description; `resource` `expect_popen` `string` `command`

Execute command via Bourne shell, and open the PTY stream to the process.

&reftitle.parameters;

`command`

- Command to execute.

&reftitle.returnvalues;

Returns an open PTY stream to the processes `stdio`, `stdout`, and `stderr`.

On failure this function returns &false;.

&reftitle.examples;

### `expect_popen` example

    <?php
    // Login to the PHP.net CVS repository:
    $stream = expect_popen ("cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.php.net:/repository login");
    sleep (3);
    fwrite ($stream, "phpfi\n");
    fclose ($stream);
    ?>

&reftitle.seealso;

- `popen`