Re: Apache Blocks PHP exec

From: Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:04:06 +0000
Subject: Re: Apache Blocks PHP exec
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Hannes Magnusson wrote: > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 23:22, Matt Uguccioni <Siegfred@comcast.net> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have exhausted the possibilities of getting Apache on Windows XP to open a program like >> notepad.exe by exec(). The CLI runs the PHP script fine but trying to open a program with PHP over >> Apache just won't happen. Do you know if this is a security feature built into Apache? >> > > I wouldn't know, sorry. > > Try contacting the "General User list" (see > http://php.net/mailinglists), or the > 'windows-internal' list if noone > on general@ can help. > > -Hannes As Hannes said, please try the php general mailing list (general@php.net) However - please do NOT contact windows-internals for general windows usage questions. Use the the Windows PHP users list windows@php.net for usage questions about PHP on windows. The windows-internal list is for those developing PHP, not developing with PHP. Thanks, Elizabeth Smith

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