Re: Problem in executing linux command from PHP

----- Original Message ----- From: Sean Burlington <sean@uncertainty.org.uk> Newsgroups: php.db To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Problem in executing linux command from PHP > Gnanavel wrote: > > I have problem in executing linux command > > $output=exec("ls -a"); > > echo "<pre>$output</pre>"; > > > > the above coding works, but > > > > $output=exec("cp file1 file2"); > > echo "<pre>$output</pre>"; > > > > does not works. can any one help me out of this problem > > > > When I was executing the "cp" command it doesn't return anything. > > But it returned the name of the last file when i executed the "ls" command > > > > try it on the command line .. > > cp file1 file2 doesn't return anything - so your script > probably is > working as it correctly returns nothing. > > if you want to see output try > > cp -v file1 file2 > > -- > Thanks for help The problem is the file is not copied to destination folder. I experience the problem for all file modification commands like "mv" etc.. I am unable run a shell script file from php which contains file modification commands. > Sean