readline

Description

string readline ( [string prompt])

This function returns a single string from the user. You may specify a string with which to prompt the user. The line returned has the ending newline removed. You must add this line to the history yourself using readline_add_history().

Example 1. readline() <?php //get 3 commands from user for ($i=0; $i < 3; $i++) {         $line = readline("Command: ");         readline_add_history($line); } //dump history print_r(readline_list_history()); //dump variables print_r(readline_info()); ?>