Password prompt

prompt.php

<?php
public function insilent()
{
    $oldStyle = shell_exec('stty -g');
    shell_exec('stty -echo');
    $value = $this->stdin->fgets();
    shell_exec('stty ' . $oldStyle);
    return $value;
}

// Here's a Windows solution, using the COM extension for PHP. I tested this on Windows XP with PHP 5.2.6.

$pwObj = new Com('ScriptPW.Password');

print "Password: ";
$passwd = $pwObj->getPassword();

echo "Your password is $passwd\n";
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/297850/is-it-really-not-possible-to-write-a-php-cli-password-prompt-that-hides-the-pass