System_Launcher is a simple opener of filenames and URLs, based on the operating system's conveniences for that.
It could help other PEAR command-line tools, such as a mythical
pear report-bug command, which could open a web page with a
form, pre-filled with useful values (by just using the query-
string) when the user has entered for which PEAR package to
report a bug.
<?php
require_once 'System/Launcher.php';
$launcher = new System_Launcher;
// open a file
$launcher->launch('/data/docs/index.html', true);
// or a URL
$launcher->launch('http://pear.php.net', true);
?>
These operating system commands are run:
- Windows:
start <filename> - Linux
- KDE:
kfmclient exec <filename> - With Portland:
xdg-open <filename> - Gnome:
gnome-open <filename> - Mac OS X:
open <filename>
Originally written by cweiske, and now developed by olleolleolle.