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Re: Detecting Redirected Output

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On 5/21/2011 9:06 PM, Bob Smith wrote:
> Running under Win7, a script I'm writing needs to vary its behavior
> depending upon whether or not the output from PHP is being redirected.
> That is, I want to know from within the PHP script whether it's called as
>
> php foo.php
>
> or
>
> php foo.php > outfile
>
> None of the Output Control Functions appears to be helpful.
>
> Way back in DOS days, there was an IOCTL call which the program could
> use to distinguish those two cases. Is there anything comparable in PHP?
>

Nope.  Not possible in PHP.  And it shouldn't be, either.  The purpose 
of a redirect is to be able to save the output.

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Detecting Redirected Output Bob Smith <bsmith@sudleydeplacespam.com> - 2011-05-21 21:06 -0400
  Re: Detecting Redirected Output Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-05-21 23:14 -0400
    Re: Detecting Redirected Output "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> - 2011-05-22 09:04 -0400
  Re: Detecting Redirected Output Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-05-22 13:06 +0200
    Re: Detecting Redirected Output Bob Smith <bsmith@sudleydeplacespam.com> - 2011-05-22 12:17 -0400

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