Php execute linux script with arguments passthru escapeshellarg

php-execute-linux-script-with-arguments-passthru-escapeshellarg

$dir = "/home"; passthru('ls ' . escapeshellarg($dir));

don't forget you can also sanitize php input using:

stripslashes( $_POST['name'] );

htmlspecialchars()

mysql_real_escape_string();

!preg_match //regular expression!