Re: Exec command not working through php

David: Permissions were the first guess - I chmoded 777 everything - still no go. On the server, there should be a second file created identical to the first with the results of the sed find and replace in it - the only thing that is created is a blank file. So, it is not permissions, nothing is returned in the results array, and the exact same query run on the server command line works properly - the only difference between it executing through php and command line is, as far as I can tell, the user being apache for the php exec and a different user command line, but with mode 777 on the files and directories (ya ya, I know that is not secure but it is just for testing purposes ;)) the user should not make a difference..... On 7/15/03 6:23 PM, "David Nicholson" <me@djnicholson.com> wrote: > Hello, > > This is a reply to an e-mail that you wrote on Tue, 15 Jul 2003 at 23:17, > lines prefixed by '>' were originally written by you. >> "if I print out the exec line with the >> dynamically generated paths, etc, then execute that through the >> terminal, no >> problem. " >>> From the first email meaning that I did just like you suggested >> already and >> it works in the terminal and contains exactly what I expect it to. >> But thanks :) > > Sorry, I jumped over that in your original mail! I amy as well try and be > of help again then... > > Does the user on the system that your webserver runs as have permission to > execute the program you are trying to execute? > > Do you expect the program to have any output, if so is it appearing in > your $results array? is anything being put in the $results array? > > Also, you could try using the third optional paramater for the exec > function to retrieve the return status of the command you are executing. > > David. -- Cheers Mike Morton **************************************************** * * Tel: 905-465-1263 * Email: mike@webtraxx.com * **************************************************** "Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the history of the computer industry for the past decade as a massive effort to keep up with Apple." - Byte Magazine Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare. Win 98 source code? Eight monkeys, five minutes. -- NullGrey