readline

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Reads a line

string readline ([ string $prompt ] )

Reads a single line from the user. You must add this line to the history yourself using readline_add_history().

Parameters:

prompt

You may specify a string with which to prompt the user.

Returns:

Returns a single string from the user. The line returned has the ending newline removed.

Examples:

readline() Example

<?php
//get 3 commands from user
for ($i=0; $i < 3; $i++) {
        $line = readline("Command: ");
        readline_add_history($line);
}
 
//dump history
print_r(readline_list_history());
 
//dump variables
print_r(readline_info());
?>

Links:

http://php.net/manual/en/function.readline.php

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2025-01-10 15:47:30

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