terminal locks up upon second running of this CLI PHP function

[comp.lang.php]

[PHP]
function &getResponse () {

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New 7/29/2005: Windows can use STDIN, however, the 'con' input data
stream, i.e. 'console',
is built into DOS functionality and produces a better data input
stream result. Use that
for Windows. If this stream is not available or if you are using
UNIX, you will simply
open using STDIN by default
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
if ($_ENV['windir'] || $_SERVER['windir']) $responseID =
@fopen('con', 'rb');
echo "111test111 \n";
if (!$responseID) $responseID = @fopen('php://stdin', 'r') or
die('Cannot read stdin: ' . STDERR);
echo "\nresponse ID = $responseID 222test222\n";
while (($response = @fgets($respons eID, 1024)) !== false) {
echo "333test333 \n";
@fclose($respon seID);
return $response;
}
}
[/PHP]

This is what you get upon running:

php -q /home/phillip/docs/mu-spin/image_catalog/install.php
Is this your first time creating the tables into the database "ivc"?
(y/n Enter = n)111test111

responseID = Resource id #22 222test222

333test333

1where am I?
Do you want to repopulate the usernames table (y/n Enter = n)111test111

responseID = Resource id #25 222test222

[Just sits there until you hit CTRL-C and break out]

Environment: PHP 5.0.4 using Fedora Core 4

The purpose of getResponse() is simply to wait for user response from
STDIN and return whatever the user sends back.

Thanx
Phil

[comp.lang.php]

Re: terminal locks up upon second running of this CLI PHP function

Tried to perfect it, to no avail. Still locks up cold when you're
trying to input using PHP 4.3.8 - PHP 5.0.4 using Fedora Core 4.

[PHP]
function &getResponse () {

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New 8/12/2005: If constant STDIN exists, a constant data-input stream
exists and there is no
need to open an input stream. Retrieve from there and return. Only
available in PHP 4.3+
to PHP 5+ and if STDIN consists of a valid constant input stream
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
$version = trim(substr(exe c('php -v'), 3, 8));
if ((preg_match('/^4\.[3-9]/', $version) || preg_match('/^5\.[0-9]/',
$version)) && STDIN) {
$response = trim(@fgets(STD IN, 256));
return $response;
}


/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New 7/29/2005: Windows can use STDIN, however, the 'con' input data
stream, i.e. 'console',
is built into DOS functionality and produces a better data input
stream result. Use that
for Windows. If this stream is not available or if you are using
UNIX, you will simply
open using STDIN by default
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
if ($_ENV['windir'] || $_SERVER['windir']) $responseID = @fopen('con',
'rb');
if (!$responseID) $responseID = @fopen('php://stdin', 'r') or
die('Cannot read stdin: ' . STDERR);
if ($responseID) {
while (($response = @fgets($respons eID, 1024)) !== false) {
@fclose($respon seID);
return $response;
}
return "\n"; // DEFAULT SINCE NOTHING COULD BE OBTAINED
}
return "\n"; // DEFAULT SINCE NOTHING COULD BE OBTAINED
}
[/PHP]

Phil

[comp.lang.php]

Re: terminal locks up upon second running of this CLI PHP function

GOT IT! Apparently there is a "feature" in older PHP versions than
4.3.3 that can't interpret STDIN, whereas certain newer versions of PHP
(4.3.11 - 5.0+) can't interpret (php://stdin) either!

Phil