I need to run an encryption function from php in the command line. i have the file encrypt.php:

$table = file('tblCandidate.txt');
$table = implode($table);
$table = blowfish_encrypt($table, 'encryption_password');

//now we have string stick in file
if (file_exists("to_send")) unlink("to_send");
$to_send = fopen("to_send", 'w');
fputs($to_send,$table);
fclose($to_send);
exit(0);

blowfish function is in the file also, not included for the sake of brevity.

i run the file (in windows) with:

C:\PHP\php -f c:\development\encrypt.php

What I want is to make the filenames (tblCandidate.txt & to_send) variables that are passed to the script from the command line, like:

C:\PHP\php -f c:\development\encrypt.php tblCandidate.txt to_send

Im pretty sure its possible, but not sure the format (from the command line or in the script).

Also, do we make filenames passed this way relative to script, or relative to where you call the script from?

Can anybody help me out? Cheers

If you start the sript in a way you described than filenames will be:

PHP Code:

$tblCandidateFname = $argv[1];
$toSendFname = $argv[2]; 


that does exactly what i want, cheers