Re: system() call in PHP5 on win2003

On 7/10/07, Xiaogang <xiaogangz@acm.org> wrote:

We used to use php 4 on our web server on win2000, and use the system() to call some DOS programs. That how we call it:

    $cmd = "c:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\test.exe";
        $last_line = system($cmd, $retval);
        print ("<br>\nretval =\"". $retval. "\"<br>\n");

It was working perfectly for years. However, recently we moved to a win2003 server, and install the php 5.2.3, and now the system() no longer works as expected: 1. It no longer work in the web, the only result returned

      to the web browser is "retval =-1";

2. It still works if tested in DOS commandline (use the

      command such as "php test.php");

3. Even change the $cmd to "type test.txt" or "dir", the

      result is the same: works in DOS prompt window, but
      not web browser (received only "retval =-1").

I have checked the permissions on all those files/folders, even tried giving read/execute permission to "everyone", still no help. In our configuation, the safe mode is off. Any clue? Thanks in advance. Xiaogang

Are you sure PHP does actually read the config file? Check if safe_mode is really off using phpinfo(); like this: <?php phpinfo(); ?> Tijnema -- Vote for PHP Color Coding in Gmail! -> http://gpcc.tijnema.info