RE: [PHP-WIN] Prevent error output from shell_exec

You can also put an "@" before the actual DOS command to suppress it's output ("@dir *.txt"). Between that, using the "@" on you PHP command and "> NUL", I'd think you could get it to be quiet. Sorry, don't have time to test this for your ight now. Let us know what you find. -TG > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul J. Smith [mailto:pjsmith@microtech.co.gg] > Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 6:16 PM > To: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) > Cc: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Prevent error output from shell_exec > > > I'm calling ps_exec. > > $handle = popen($cmd); > $read = fread($handle, 2096); > echo $read; > pclose($handle); > > Does nothing whereas system($cmd) or shel_exec($cmd) works fine, apart > from the output. $read outputs nothing when I tested it. > When calling > popen, can you pass program parameters such as "dir *.tmp /p" ? Maybe > this is why it's not working. The $cmd I call has rather a lot of > command line parameters to go with it. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@lumc.nl] > Sent: 22 May 2004 22:59 > To: 'php-windows@lists.php.net ' > Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Prevent error output from shell_exec > > I can guarante you that popen() does work - I use it myself > on a win2003 > server. Since you can use shell_exec() I assume this has nothing to do > with > safe_mode being switched on. > > How do you call popen() ands what kind of dos program are you calling? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul J. Smith > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >