Try
exec('/path/to/copy', $return);
print_r($return);
read the manual : http://nl3.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php
Description
string exec ( string command [, array &output [, int &return_var]] )
gr,
Thijs
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:22:13 -0700, "Ray" <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hello;
> I am trying to write a script to do some auto configuration of my
> webserver. Part of the process involves copying some configuration files
> from other places on the server to a working directory where they can be
> modified.
> I am running freeBSD 6.0, Apache 2.2.3, php 5.1.5
> I can't seem to get the exec() command to work.
> I have an external shell script called 'copy' that takes care of getting
> files. script is currently set to mode 777 when run from the shell it
> works perfectly.
>
> however, in the php script
>
> echo exec('whoami');
> exec('/path/to/copy');
> the only return is
> 'www' (the username correctly returned from whoami) also files aren't
> changed.
> any suggestions, pointers, log files to check would be appreciated as I
> have spent several hours on google, in manuals, etc. haven't tried the
> ougi board, but that's about it ;-)
> tia
> Ray
>
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