RE: [PHP-WIN] Problem with exec and backticks on Win NT

I've noticed this problem on my Win98 box with php 3 and php 4 In my test I tried to excute some batch using command.com ( exec("c:\command.com /k mybatch.bat" ); ). Without command.com the batch doesn't work. When command.com ended, I saw that my batch was executed successfully, but php still running, probably waintig for the end of command.com . Seems that php doesn't catch the command end. Bye Darvin Andrioli -----Original Message----- From: Philip Lees [SMTP:pjlees@ics.forth.gr] Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 11:57 AM To: php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Problem with exec and backticks on Win NT Stas Trefilov <stas.t@cpstc.com> wrote in message news:39697D71.42E04399@cpstc.com... > Philip Lees wrote: > > > displays a message box. In the PHP script I have: > > > > $cmd = "c:\test\test.exe"; > > exec( $cmd ); > > > > > try this: > $cmd = "c:\\test\\test.exe"; > exec( $cmd ); > Stas, I tried that - no difference. In fact, in my original attempt the exe was in the same directory as the script, so no path was needed. The application appears to be running but it doesn't do anything. I have to shut down the process from WinNT Task Manager. Incidentally, if I run the script from the command line it works fine. It's only when it's invoked from the browser that it hangs. I have the same problem with a call to a COM function, as I have posted in another thread. Phil -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net