PHP 4.0 Bug #6542: exec() and system() cannot fork
| From: | dpfender at innova dot net | Date: | Tue, 05 Sep 2000 02:15:04 +0000 |
| Subject: | PHP 4.0 Bug #6542: exec() and system() cannot fork | ||
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From: dpfender@innova.net
Operating system: Windows 2000 Pro
PHP version: 4.0.2
PHP Bug Type: Misbehaving function
Bug description: exec() and system() cannot fork
Both exec() and system() were working in 4.0.1pl2 but now both fail with the message
Warning: Unable to fork [zapdir "test_dir1\gallery_info"] in
E:\Inetpub\wwwroot\nimagestor\dir_test\del_dirlp_test.php on line 222
This occurs with either an executable file (.exe) or with a "builtin" like the del command
that is part of the command interpreter.
I was using exec() to execute a directory removing program because php rmdir() does not work
properly.
Warning: RmDir failed (No such file or directory) in
E:\Inetpub\wwwroot\nimagestor\dir_test\del_dir_test.php on line 201
The directory does exist no matter what the error message says.
Now nothing works for removing directories.