Re: question about executing a bash shell script...

Hi Robert, Thanks so much for the prompt reply. Actually, I'm not trying to execute a php script, I'm trying to execute a shell (bash) script. This works at the command line: bash makethesite.sh param1 param2 param3 This doesn't work via php $bashresult=shell_exec('bash makethesite.sh param1 param2 param3'); echo $bashresult; Doesn't execute the script, nothing in $bashresult Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Cummings" <robert.cummings@webmotion.com> To: "Kelly Meeks" <info@rightangleinc.com> Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] question about executing a bash shell script... > Kelly Meeks wrote: > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm learning shell scripting via linux, and have written a script that creates the core files necessary for a users website from a master set of files. > > > > Works from the shell just fine (bash makethesite.sh username pathtoputfiles pathtogetfiles) > > > > Trying to execute this via php, and it literally does nothing. > > > > If I try something like: > > $bashoutput=shell_exec('bash makethesite.sh username pathtoputfiles pathtogetfiles'); > > echo $bashoutput; > > > > I get nothing output, and the script doesn't execute. > > > I'm asuming you are executing something like the following: > > php myPhpScript.php > > The following will probably give you the desired results... > > php -qC myPhpScript.php > > This prevents PHP from switching out of the current directory. > > HTH, > Rob. > -- > .-----------------. > | Robert Cummings | > :-----------------`----------------------------. > | Webdeployer - Chief PHP and Java Programmer | > :----------------------------------------------: > | Mail : mailto:robert.cummings@webmotion.com | > | Phone : (613) 731-4046 x.109 | > :----------------------------------------------: > | Website : http://www.webmotion.com | > | Fax : (613) 260-9545 | > `----------------------------------------------' >