Bug #10301 Updated: How can I execute an unix command?

ID: 10301 Updated by: hholzgra Reported By: mafra@lcmi.ufsc.br Old-Status: Open Status: Bogus Bug Type: Filesystem function related PHP Version: Earlier? Upgrade first! Assigned To: Comments: system(), exec(), the backtick operator ... and popen() should all do the job when dealing with shell functions like output redirection you should use system() as it will first start a shell to run the command in AND YOU SHOULD DEFINETLY CLICK THE DO'S AND DON'TS LINK ON TOP OF THE ERROR SUBMISSION FORM NEXT TIME THIS IS NOT A SUPPORT FORUM! ASK THE php-general MAILING LIST IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS LIKE THIS! Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2001-04-12 09:51:44] mafra@lcmi.ufsc.br For example : 'tail -n 10 test.txt > test2.txt' I tryed use the exec() function, but without success. thanks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION! Do NOT reply to this email! To reply, use the web interface found at http://bugs.php.net/?id=10301&edit=2