Re: Execute shell script from PHP

On Tuesday 18 January 2005 18:59, Tom wrote: > Khan wrote: > > Tom wrote: > >> shell_exec() > > > > yes, I have try that but nothing happenes. here is my code. Is this > > correct? > > > > <?php > > shell_exec('/test/acct.sh'); > > ?> Note that shell_exec() expects a filesystem path and not your webserver's document root. > looks fine to me, except that I tend to run a check to make sure that it > has run ok, like > $myReturn = shell_exec('/test/acct.sh'); > or > if (shell_exec('/test/acct.sh'); Note also that if command executes correctly without error then 0 is returned and non-zero in case of errors. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ New Year Resolution: Ignore top posted posts