PHP trigger python

[bluewalrus]

Has anyone installed PECL (http://pecl.php.net/doc/index.php)? If so does it run python directly from the php code or is there still a refrence to the .py command? If no one has installed that does anyone have experience triggering python from php and how it is controlled? I've found a few examples using the exec command but don't see any write up on how it processes. Thanks for any suggestions or ideas you have.