RE: PHP 4.0 Bug #8465 Updated: Cannot exec, system, passthru, backticks

You example does not work either in CGI mode. I originally tried backticking a perl -v normally and with the absolute path. I understand cmd /c, but I wasn't even trying to use that. I'm trying to execute some perl 3des functions since the mcrypt library hasn't been ported to PHP on Win32. I perused the source and I think there should be some testing on 'virtual_popen' in 'tsrm_virtual_cwd.c'. I see that you are not using CreateProcess, but you are _popen. I know there are issues when spawning processes from isapi, but maybe CreateProcess detached and capturing the output might work. Its just an idea... I not very knowledgeable with isapi. As far as your 'I'll do us both a favo!(u)r and ignore your other comments' comment, I don't think it should be ignored. I hate ASP with a passion and due to my roots in perl... I have found a home with PHP. I hope that we can put ASP out of commission. -----Original Message----- From: Bug Database [mailto:php-dev@lists.php.net] Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 6:17 PM To: che@atlantic.net Subject: PHP 4.0 Bug #8465 Updated: Cannot exec, system, passthru, backticks ID: 8465 Updated by: lyric Reported By: che@atlantic.net Status: Open Bug Type: Program Execution Assigned To: Comments: "echo" is not a command under windows, rather something built into the shell (cmd.exe). Hence the error message is correct - you can't run a command that doesn't exist. You should use something like "cmd /c echo hello world". I'll do us both a favour and ignore your other comments Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2000-12-28 17:27:44] che@atlantic.net <?php print echo hello world; ?> I have tried exec, backticks, system, passthru, and they all do not work. When running the CGI version, there is no message displayed. When running the isapi version, I get the error message "Warning: Unable to fork [echo hello world] in c:inetpubwwwroothorus.atlantic.nettest.php on line 3". It seems that this has been going on for a while now. "CreateProcess" is a very simple Windows API call. If PHP is going to beat ASP, this needs to be resolved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Bug description available at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=8465