note 106250 added to function.shell-exec

If you're trying to run a command such as "gunzip -t" in shell_exec and getting an empty result, you might need to add 2>&1 to the end of the command, eg: Won't always work: echo shell_exec("gunzip -c -t $path_to_backup_file"); Should work: echo shell_exec("gunzip -c -t $path_to_backup_file 2>&1"); In the above example, a line break at the beginning of the gunzip output seemed to prevent shell_exec printing anything else. Hope this saves someone else an hour or two. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 82.69.36.150 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.shell-exec.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/106250 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106250/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106250/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106250/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106250/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106250/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106250/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106250 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/106250 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php