Re: Tailing a log file {!?}

check directory rights. If need be, passwd the user and give it a shell. then try on the console as the webserver user to tail the file. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liam MacKenzie" <phplist@operationenigma.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net>; "Tom Rogers" <trogers@kwikin.com> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Tailing a log file {!?} > That doesn't work either! > Something's going on here... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Rogers" <trogers@kwikin.com> > To: "Liam MacKenzie" <phplist@operationenigma.com>; > <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 6:49 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Tailing a log file {!?} > > > Hi > The following works for me, give it a try with the correct path. > > <? > exec("tail -n 50 /usr/local/apache/logs/access_log",$result); > echo count($result)." results returned. <br>"; > if(count($result) > 0){ > foreach($result as $line){ > echo $line."<br>"; > } > } > ?> > > Tom > > > At 06:25 PM 4/05/2002, Liam MacKenzie wrote: > >$cmd = exec("tail -n $len /www/hosting/domains/lanolot/logs/$open", > >$result); > > > >echo "$cmd"; > > > >Still returns nothing under the top text. > > > >All log files are chmodded 644 and are owned by the web server. > >The paths to the files are correct. > > > >I've run out of ideas =( > > > >Thanks > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jason Wong" <php-general@gremlins.com.hk> > >To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > >Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 6:22 PM > >Subject: Re: [PHP] Tailing a log file {!?} > > > > > >On Saturday 04 May 2002 16:09, Liam MacKenzie wrote: > > > Sorry, I should have included this in the first email... > > > >[snip] > > > > > When I call the page, I get the expected at the top: > > > Excecuting: tail -n 150 /www/hosting/domains/lanolot/logs/error.log > > > Displaying the last 150 lines of error.log... > > > > > > But there's nothing underneath it. > > > >1) Check that you have permissions to access the file > >2) Add a 'return_var' to your exec() call. And check what this contains. > > > >-- > >Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk > >Open Source Software Systems Integrators > >* Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * > > > >/* > >DeVries' Dilemma: > >If you hit two keys on the typewriter, the one you don't want > >hits the paper. > >*/ > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >