Re: p-s-e-x-e-c

On 10/18/07, Instruct ICC <instructicc@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > When I run the command on the server itself, it > > works just fine. When I run the same command via a webpage, the text file > > does not generate. > > > I also have a similar problem but reversed. It works in a webpage but not on the command line. > mysql_connect, mssql_connect, and a non-db function. > A command line script calling file() to call the web page works however. > And it just stopped working about 2 months ago (from the command line). one word: permissions i had issues with db stuff working on web vs. not on shell (or vice versa) - turns out the mysql.sock file couldn't be read from one but could from the other. this would be the first thing i check for the db issues, and the ps aux issues. perhaps the webuser doesn't have access, or it isn't in $PATH. try full /bin/ps aux and see if that works. also perhaps the php.ini settings are different for either one, and there's a different ini file for shell vs. web.