PHP retrieve external program data
<p>what I want to do is have a PHP script run a program and have it retrieve data somehow from it. For instance the program would parse data from a file and return the data for the PHP script to display.</p>

<p>So far I know to call <code>exec("Program.exe");</code> but would I have to make it create a file with the data then have the PHP script call fopen and get it that way? Is there a better way to do it? Thanks</p>
