Runtime Configuration
The behaviour of these functions is affected by settings in php.ini.
In order to configure expect extension, there are configuration options
in the configuration file php.ini.
Expect Configure Options
| Name |
Default |
Changeable |
Changelog |
| expect.timeout |
"10" |
PHP_INI_ALL |
|
| expect.loguser |
"1" |
PHP_INI_ALL |
|
| expect.logfile |
"" |
PHP_INI_ALL |
|
For further details and definitions of the
PHP_INI_* constants, see the
php.ini directives.
Here's a short explanation of
the configuration directives.
-
expect.timeout
integer
-
The timeout period for waiting for the data, when using the
expect_expectl() function.
A value of "-1" disables a timeout from occurring.
Note:
A value of "0" causes the expect_expectl()
function to return immediately.
-
expect.loguser
boolean
-
Whether expect should send any output from the spawned process to stdout.
Since interactive programs typically echo their input, this usually suffices
to show both sides of the conversation.
-
expect.logfile
string
-
Name of the file, where the output from the spawned process will be
written. If this file doesn't exist, it will be created.
Note:
If this configuration is not empty, the output is written regardless of
the value of expect.loguser.
