Hi - I'm new to PHP but not to development. Could use the experts help here

1) Can someone show me how to : Be able to execute a command or run an executable on a server and bring back the results/output back to the HTML?

2) I'd like to create 3d graphs and Dasboards without having to pay an arm and a leg. Can someone recommend a good package, that is easy to work with in PHP?

Thanks
Stan

StanW,
See http://us2.php.net/function.exec.
For 3d graphs and dashboards I would suggest fusioncharts lite.
You can run php from a unix command line (provided you have access).
-mallsop.com

Thanks Malsop for you help and the details.. Exactly what I was looking for help on.

Again, thank you for your help.

StanW