How to run Ruby/Python scripts from inside PHP passing and receiving parameters?

Question

I need to turn HTML into equivalent Markdown-structured text.

OBS.: Quick and clear way of doing this with PHP & Python.

As I am programming in PHP, som

Answer 1

Another very weird approach will be like the one i used.

Php file -> output.txt
ruby file -> read from output.txt
Ruby file-> result.txt
Php file -> read from result.txt

simple add exec(rubyfile.rb);

Not recommended but this will work for sure.