This function returns a single string from the user. You may specify a string with which to prompt the user. The line returned has the ending newline removed. You must add this line to the history yourself using readline_add_history().
Example 1. readline()
<?php //get 3 commands from user for ($i=0; $i < 3; $i++) { $line = readline("Command: "); readline_add_history($line); }
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