Hi Still desperate DOCUMENT_ROOT is /var/www/html Check all settings at http://provi.voicenetworx.net:8080/t.php >From the command line it runs perfectly: [root@hnick html]# /var/www/html/myprog -E 123456789098.dat sample1.txt sample1.new (no output, it just creates the file .new) Here is the php I've created, fairly simple: <?php exec("/var/www/html/myprog -E 123456789098.dat sample1.txt sample1.new"); phpinfo(); ?> On 11/22/05, n.g. <nyvsld@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > is /var/www/html your web root dir ? > maybe its the plobrem. > > On 11/23/05, Henry Castillo <henryperu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > That was on of the first things I checked: > > safe mode is set to off > > Any ideas... > > Henry > > Voip tech said the following on 11/20/2005 10:31 PM: > > > Hello, > > > I cannot get exec(), system() or passthru() to run an extenal program. > > > From the command line it runs perfectly: > > > > <snip> > > > > > I'm getting frustrated, Any help will be deeply appreciated > > > Henry > > > > The answer is probably in your php.ini. Look into whether you are > > running in safe mode or not, and if you are whether you have your > > program in the safe_mode_exec_dir or not. Also check disable_functions > > to see if any of the ones you are having trouble with are listed. > > > > - Ben > > > > > > > -- > Tomorrow will be a good day :-) >
