#19019 [Opn->Bgs]: exec doesnt accept abs paths

ID: 19019 Updated by: sander@php.net Reported By: rehman@rehman.ch -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: *General Issues Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-21 11:58:50] rehman@rehman.ch I found out: exec using absolut paths seems to need rights not only on the file executed but on the whole path tree leading to it, which is not allways allowed by the hosters!!! I run php CGI 4.2.2 on two servers with IIS on one everything is fine, on the hosting server the exec command cant find any absolute filepath, exec("sample.exe"); works exec("c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\sample.exe"); fails without giving error messages! on a third server it says "unable to fork" I've tried a lot, the php.ini possible restriction settings are not involved I checked and since it is twice the same file, and in one case it works. It must be some difference in the Server configuration. It also can't be the security settings as documented since the same file is once allowed once denied. Im lost in this, does someone know about such problems? how to proceed to find the problem source? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-21 09:41:19] rehman@rehman.ch I run php CGI 4.2.2 on two servers with IIS on one everything is fine, on the hosting server the exec command cant find any absolute filepath, exec("sample.exe"); works exec("c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\sample.exe"); fails without giving error messages! on a third server it says "unable to fork" I've tried a lot, the php.ini possible restriction settings are not involved I checked and since it is twice the same file, and in one case it works. It must be some difference in the Server configuration. It also can't be the security settings as documented since the same file is once allowed once denied. Im lost in this, does someone know about such problems? how to proceed to find the problem source? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=19019&edit=1