I think nice may play games with fork etc and may be confusing php. Try putting the nice -n 19 ffmpeg -I bit into a mini shell script of its own, and call that. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rene Veerman [mailto:rene7705@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:54 PM > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: can't get output of exec ('nice -n 19 ffmpeg -i "file"') > > Hi, i have the following php statements; > > I'm wondering why exec()'s $output remains empty.. > Any help is greatly appreciated.. > > <?php > $cmd = 'nice -n 19 ffmpeg -i "'.$sourcePath.'"'; > exec ($cmd, $output, $result); > return array ( > 'cmd' => $cmd, > 'output' => $output, > 'result' => $result > ); > > > which when executed returns > > ["cmd"]=>string(128) "nice -n 19 ffmpeg -i "/data/web/secret/20080929 > 201651/work/MVI_1993.avi"" > ["output"]=>array(0) { > } > ["result"]=>int(1) > } > > if i run the same "cmd" on the commandline, it nicely returns: > > FFmpeg version SVN-rUNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard > configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-pthreads > --enable-vorbis --enable-libogg --enable-a52 --enable-dts > --enable-libgsm --enable-mp3lame --enable-faad --enable-dc1394 > --disable-debug --enable-shared --prefix=/usr > libavutil version: 0d.49.0.0 > libavcodec version: 0d.51.11.0 > libavformat version: 0d.50.5.0 > built on Sep 29 2008 18:43:44, gcc: 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) > (Debian 4.1.1-21) > Input #0, avi, from > '/data/web/LIVE_WEBSITES/www/veerman.name/mediaBeez_content/media/uploa > d/20080929 > 201651/work/MVI_1993.avi': > Duration: 00:01:45.6, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1746 kb/s > Stream #0.0: Video: mjpeg, yuvj422p, 320x240, 15.00 fps(r) > Stream #0.1: Audio: pcm_u8, 11024 Hz, mono, 88 kb/s > Must supply at least one output file > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php _______________________________________________________ The information in this email or in any file attached hereto is intended only for the personal and confiden- tial use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is propri- etary and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communica- tion is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product. Email trans- mission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error- free. P6070214 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
