#34671 [Asn->Fbk]: strange exec behaviour on multiple quotes

ID: 34671 Updated by: pajoye@php.net Reported By: wf at bitplan dot com -Status: Assigned +Status: Feedback Bug Type: Program Execution Operating System: win32 only PHP Version: 5.2.6 Assigned To: pajoye New Comment: Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php5.3-latest.tar.gz For Windows (zip): http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5.3-win32-latest.zip For Windows (installer): http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5.3-win32-installer-latest.msi (The Zip version) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-05-30 10:13:41] rquadling@php.net [11:11] <Pierre> RichardQ, assign these bugs to me and I will dispatch them if necessary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-28 15:10:25] wf at bitplan dot com it's not a PHP but a cmd.exe problem: ""C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql.exe" --user=smartrqm --password=6y-app% --database=smartRQM --execute="status"" works. This is due to the way cmd /c works which is obviously used internally. See cmd /help on how cmd.exe handles quotes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-28 14:39:10] wf at bitplan dot com Description: ------------ in the code below $cmd='"C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql.exe" --execute=status'; works, but $cmd='"C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql.exe" --execute="status"'; does not. The error message is: failed with return-code: 1 Der Befehl "C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder konnte nicht gefunden werden. This is very strange, since running the command in a cmd box in Windows works in both cases. Reproduce code: --------------- $_output=array(); $cmd='"C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql.exe" --execute="status"'; exec($cmd,$_output,$_retval); if ($_retval==0) { echo 'and done !<br />'; } else { echo " failed with return-code: ".$_retval; foreach($_output as $_outputline){ echo("$_outputline<br />"); } Expected result: ---------------- exec should work in both cases Actual result: -------------- failed with return-code: 1 Der Befehl "C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder konnte nicht gefunden werden. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34671&edit=1