(PECL expect >= 0.1.0)
  	
    
      
      Execute command via Bourne shell, and open the PTY stream to the process
    
    
      
      resource expect_popen ( string $command )
    
    
    
    Execute command via Bourne shell, and open the PTY stream to the process.
Parameters: 
  
      
      
      	command
    	
 
    	Command to execute.
Returns: 
    Returns an open PTY stream to the processes stdio, stdout, and stderr.
 On failure this function returns FALSE. 
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);
?>
 See also: 
     
      popen() -
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