#31743 [Opn->Bgs]: Shell_exec function problem with IIS

ID: 31743 Updated by: pollita@php.net Reported By: tril2632 at hotmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: IIS related Operating System: Win 2000 Pro PHP Version: 5.0.3 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Ask yourself this question: "What does that command output?" I'm not referring to the action of the window opening, but to the result returned from running that command at a command prompt. Now ask yourself: "Does the data (hint: or lack thereof) evaluate to TRUE or FALSE?" "Under what conditions does the right-hand side of an OR operator execute? When the left-hand evaluates to TRUE or FALSE?" Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-28 16:23:48] tril2632 at hotmail dot com PS : with apache you must enable the service to interact with desktop in order to work !!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-28 16:09:00] tril2632 at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ Hello It's a mysterious problem. When I try to execute my code I get the message "error" display so the OR DIE message is printed BUT there is no error, my excel file is open and everything work, so the function shouldn't execute the message in "or die" because everything work !!! I had to remove the OR DIE ('error'); in my code because php was stopping the script but he shoul not ! Reproduce code: --------------- shell_exec('cmd /C start c:\remarques.xls') OR DIE ('error'); Expected result: ---------------- My excel file should open. Actual result: -------------- The file is open, it's ok but PHP execute the message in the "OR DIE" and he sould not because it works !!! there was no error !!! And with apache 1.3.33 there is another problem with my code : the page load indefinitely without anny error in the error log etc of apache !!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31743&edit=1