> > Hi all,
> > I am writing a script and need to eject the cd-rom drive at
> > some point.
> > Does anyone have an idea how to do this?
> > This is a simple command isn't it?
> > I greatly appreciate your help
> > Blessings,
> > Chetanji
>
> Found this little snippet on the php.net site. (
> http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.com.php)
>
> Might work for you:
>
> Using the Windows Media Player OCX and the latest snap of PHP
> 5.1 i was able
> to eject a CD-ROM drive
>
> <?php
> //create an instance of Windows Media Player
> $mp = new COM("WMPlayer.OCX");
> //ejects the first cd-rom on the drive list
> $mp->cdromcollection->item(0)->eject();
>
> ?>
>
> HTH
>
> JM
>
I should amend this to say that this will eject the cdrom drive on the
WINDOWS server that PHP is running on. If you're looking to eject the CD on
the CLIENT, you're out of luck. To eject a CD on a linux based server,
maybe a simple 'exec('eject')' will work.
JM
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