well $user['password'] has no double quotes around it.

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From: "Jonathan Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:09 PM
Subject: [PHP] php variables in a backtick command


> I am trying to run a shell command with backticks.  However, I get a parse
> error.  Is it because I have an array variable in there?
>
> $result =
`adduser -l=$dist_id -p=$user['password'] --f="$user['name_first']
> $user['name_last']"`;
>
> Do I need to assign the value to a regular variable before I put it in
> there?  Like this?
>
> $pword=$user['password']
> $fname =$user['name_first']
> $lname =$user['name_last']
> $result = `adduser -l=$dist_id -p=$pword --f="$fname $lname"`;
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
>
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