Re: can not fork

Rajiv Man Karmacharya wrote: > php-general@lists.php.net > > while trying to use exec('IECapt.exe ' . escapeshellarg($website_url) . ' ' > . escapeshellarg($cached_filename)); i get the following error > > Warning: exec() [function.exec]: Unable to fork [IECapt.exe > "http://www.nepalnews.com.np" > "C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/5531ed95934bee318939d9270b2db620.png"] ................... > > This piece of code is from > http://www.zubrag.com/scripts/website-thumbnail-generator.php > > I couldn't figure out why this Unable to fork is occuring. I search php.net as well and it > says, it might be related to permission issues. > > I'm using winxp and iis. > > I hope someone would help me with this. probably permissions is the problem - i.e. IIS doesn't have the right to run a shell and/or the binary in question. BUT who cares ... you shouldn't be using exec() in a script that's evoked via a webserver if you can really help it. it seems you have a binary that takes a url and makes a visual snapshot of the resulting webpage as seen in IE, I would suggest that you run a background task that regularly updates a cache of such images using the exec() technique given above (maybe using a database as a source of urls to check) and then have you web scripts use the cached data as needed. otherwise your off into the dark woods of windows/IIS permissions (can't help you there I'm afraid) > > Regards > Rajiv