RE: [PHP] Problem with "shell_exec"

It seems most probably a permission problem. If I were you I would check the permissions on the bin directory and the files in it. PHP will probably run under the uid of the webserver, which, on most systems is either "apache" or "nobody" depending on the configuration. Richard L. Buskirk -----Original Message----- From: Boyan Penev [mailto:boyan.mp@googlemail.com] Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 11:16 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] Problem with "shell_exec" Hello, i have installed php 5.2.14 on an embedded system. I have run a couple of test scripts and everything works fine, but i can't get "shell_exec" to work. When i invoke "shell_exec", the script doesn't get interpreted, instead i get prompted to download the whole .php file. I have tried both /bin/php and /bin/php-cgi- same problem. When i try to execute it per command line instead of web server, with both php and php-cgi i get "Segmentation fault" and nothing happens. I use busybox http as a web server, if it's relevant. Does anybody have an idea what the problem might be? Any help would be appreciated. Best regards, Boyan