Execute php script from bash , assign output to a bash variable

Question

I have a bash script which need to execute some php scripts and to get back the results e.g

#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/php -f $HOME/lib/get_fifobuild.php
         


        

Answer 1

foobar=`/usr/bin/php -f $HOME/lib/get_fifobuild.php`

note: these are backticks.