Re: using shell_exec
| From: | Erwin | Date: | Mon, 02 Sep 2002 07:31:31 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: using shell_exec | ||
| References: | 1 2 | Groups: | php.general |
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Todd Pasley wrote:
> Use ; instead of |
>
> e.g.
>
> shell_exec("cd /change/to/dir; tar cvf /place/for/backup.tar files");
Or, if you only want tar to execute after changing directories has
succeeded, use && instead of |
e.g.
shell_exec("cd /change/to/dir && tar cvf /place/for/backup.tar files");
Grtz Erwin