telling unix and windows apart

[Dave]

Hi everyone,
I wonder is there a way in php for it to find out if the system is a windows
or unix based system. I read $_ENV[WINDIR] is set on windows but not unix
but it does not seem to work.

Thanks for your help.

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[J.O. Aho]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

Dave wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi everyone,
> I wonder is there a way in php for it to find out if the system is a windows
> or unix based system. I read $_ENV[WINDIR] is set on windows but not unix
> but it does not seem to work.[/color]

You could use $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] to check if the path contians
non-standard slashes '\', if it does, thne you have that stuiff from that
strange company.


//Aho

[Michael Fesser]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

.oO(Dave)
[color=blue]
>I wonder is there a way in php for it to find out if the system is a windows
>or unix based system. I read $_ENV[WINDIR] is set on windows but not unix
>but it does not seem to work.[/color]

PHP_OS

Micha

[Chris Hope]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

Dave wrote:
[color=blue]
> I wonder is there a way in php for it to find out if the system is a
> windows or unix based system. I read $_ENV[WINDIR] is set on windows
> but not unix but it does not seem to work.[/color]

Use the PHP_OS constant

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[Dave]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

support is so quick here, thanks everyone I'm sure I can get one of these
suggestions working, but for the PHP_OS was exactly do I do?

is it like $os = PHP_OS();
echo $os;

Thanks again.

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"Dave" <contact@akamar keting.com> wrote in message
news:css1bd$dpj $1@kermit.esat. net...[color=blue]
> Hi everyone,
> I wonder is there a way in php for it to find out if the system is a[/color]
windows[color=blue]
> or unix based system. I read $_ENV[WINDIR] is set on windows but not unix
> but it does not seem to work.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> --
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> http://www.akamarketing.com/hosting
> http://www.akamarketing.com/webmaster-forums
> t : 353 - 87- 9807628 ||| e: contactATakamar keting.com
>
>[/color]

[Dave]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

oh guys I actually got it working after doing a quicky on Google. Really
useful. What other constants are avaible? and can anyone give me a URL to a
list or resources for them.

Cheers

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"Dave" <contact@akamar keting.com> wrote in message
news:css3ao$ec3 $1@kermit.esat. net...[color=blue]
> support is so quick here, thanks everyone I'm sure I can get one of these
> suggestions working, but for the PHP_OS was exactly do I do?
>
> is it like $os = PHP_OS();
> echo $os;
>
> Thanks again.
>
> --
> AKA Marketing.com - Internet Marketing (mainly)
> http://www.akamarketing.com/hosting
> http://www.akamarketing.com/webmaster-forums
> t : 353 - 87- 9807628 ||| e: contactATakamar keting.com
> "Dave" <contact@akamar keting.com> wrote in message
> news:css1bd$dpj $1@kermit.esat. net...[color=green]
> > Hi everyone,
> > I wonder is there a way in php for it to find out if the system is a[/color]
> windows[color=green]
> > or unix based system. I read $_ENV[WINDIR] is set on windows but not[/color][/color]
unix[color=blue][color=green]
> > but it does not seem to work.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > --
> > AKA Marketing.com - Internet Marketing (mainly)
> > http://www.akamarketing.com/hosting
> > http://www.akamarketing.com/webmaster-forums
> > t : 353 - 87- 9807628 ||| e: contactATakamar keting.com
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Michael Fesser]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

.oO(Dave)
[color=blue]
>oh guys I actually got it working after doing a quicky on Google. Really
>useful. What other constants are avaible? and can anyone give me a URL to a
>list or resources for them.[/color]

It's all in the manual.

Predefined Constants

http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.constants.php

Magic constants

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php

Micha

[Good Man]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

"Dave" <contact@akamar keting.com> wrote in
news:css3ku$eh9 $1@kermit.esat. net:
[color=blue]
> oh guys I actually got it working after doing a quicky on Google.
> Really useful. What other constants are avaible? and can anyone give
> me a URL to a list or resources for them.
>
> Cheers[/color]

just make a file like so, and observe the variables:

<?php

phpInfo();

?>

[Chris Hope]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

Good Man wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Dave" <contact@akamar keting.com> wrote in
> news:css3ku$eh9 $1@kermit.esat. net:
>[color=green]
>> oh guys I actually got it working after doing a quicky on Google.
>> Really useful. What other constants are avaible? and can anyone give
>> me a URL to a list or resources for them.
>>
>> Cheers[/color]
>
> just make a file like so, and observe the variables:
>
> <?php
>
> phpInfo();
>
> ?>[/color]

That gives you a lot of useful information but it doesn't give you the
constants.

Refer to

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php

http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.constants.core.php

http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.constants.standard.php

The unfortunate thing about these lists is they do not explain what the
constants are actually for. Most in reserved.consta nts.core.php are
self explanatory whereas reserved.consta nts.standard.ph p aren't so, but
are generally referenced in the relevant functions.

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[Martin Kissner]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

Dave wrote :[color=blue]
> Hi everyone,
> I wonder is there a way in php for it to find out if the system is a windows
> or unix based system. I read $_ENV[WINDIR] is set on windows but not unix
> but it does not seem to work.[/color]

<?
phpinfo();
?>

First line.

Martin

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[R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah]

Re: telling unix and windows apart

Dave wrote:[color=blue]
> oh guys I actually got it working after doing a quicky on Google.[/color]
Really[color=blue]
> useful. What other constants are avaible?[/color]

Try get_defined_con stants()

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