Re: problems with exec()

Try exec('/path/to/copy', $return); print_r($return); read the manual : http://nl3.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php Description string exec ( string command [, array &output [, int &return_var]] ) gr, Thijs On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:22:13 -0700, "Ray" <ray@media32.ca> wrote: > hello; > I am trying to write a script to do some auto configuration of my > webserver. Part of the process involves copying some configuration files > from other places on the server to a working directory where they can be > modified. > I am running freeBSD 6.0, Apache 2.2.3, php 5.1.5 > I can't seem to get the exec() command to work. > I have an external shell script called 'copy' that takes care of getting > files. script is currently set to mode 777 when run from the shell it > works perfectly. > > however, in the php script > > echo exec('whoami'); > exec('/path/to/copy'); > the only return is > 'www' (the username correctly returned from whoami) also files aren't > changed. > any suggestions, pointers, log files to check would be appreciated as I > have spent several hours on google, in manuals, etc. haven't tried the > ougi board, but that's about it ;-) > tia > Ray > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php