About ping command

[Guest_imported]

Hi!

I have small problem. I want to ping a server and the result shouldn't be printed in the browser window, just become a value.

Here you can see the script that I have:

<?
$command=&quot;ping linux.com -t ttl -c1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $4 \&quot; \&quot; $5}'&quot;;
$output = system($command, $test);
system(&quot;exit(0)&quot;
echo &quot;DATA: $output&quot;;
?>

When I run this in my browser the resualt will be as follow:

33.1/33.1/33.1 ms DATA: 33.1/33.1/33.1 ms

The echo value is just a test for me to see if the $output value is OK.

What I want is that the value before DATA: 33.1/33.1/33.1 ms
shouldn't be viewed in the browser just DATA: 33.1/33.1/33.1 ms

Could someone please help me with this problem?

Best Regards

Peter Håkansson

 

[Guest_imported]

A little misstake from me:

It should be:

$output = system($command);

NOT

$output = system($command, $test);

 

[marsd]

Check the awk forum please..they can help you with this.
I don't write cgi, otherwise I would try.

 

[Guest_imported]

Where do I find the awk forum?

 

[KenCunningham]

Use the search facility at the top of the page. Type in awk and make sure that the 'Find a forum' radio button is selected. Good luck.