#26905 [NEW]: exec malfunction during error redirection

From: mbanefo_barbara at NOSPAM dot yahoo dot com Operating system: HP UX PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Output Control Bug description: exec malfunction during error redirection Description: ------------ Help ! The exec command (see code below) produces unexpected results on my system ( PHP 4.2.1 with an Apache/1.3.24 Server on a HP-UX ) Do you have a solution for this ? Barbara Reproduce code: --------------- <?php error_reporting(E_ALL); $cmd = "mkdir toto" ; echo "<br><pre>"; $err=exec("$cmd 2>&1"); echo $err; echo "</pre>"; ?> Expected result: ---------------- First run : empty result Successive runs : mkdir: cannot create toto: File exists Actual result: -------------- When safe Mode is enabled : This creates 2 directories : "toto" and "2>&1" No errors are reported When safe-mode is disabled, the program gives the expected result -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=26905&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26905&r=float