Oops, my bad. I thought you were trying to launch a .bashrc file. I've had my second cup of coffee, and I am feeling better, thank you. More likely than not your PHP path does not include the path to bash, or your test.sh script does not have the correct path to bash in it. Otherwise, it is probably a permissions issue, where the PHP user does not have execute access to your script. I can't make any assumptions about your operating system or web server, as this is really off topic in the php-db list. Oh, and the first email I sent you bounced... "The e-mail account does not exist at the organization this message was sent to." -jim -----Original Message----- From: Murat Beyhan [mailto:beyhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 1:42 AM To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: how can I execute bash file by using exec or system hello, I try to execute bash script file by using following script exec('/path/test.sh'); this test.sh file includes the Global Mapping Tools script and create map.ps file taht is the epicenter distribution file of the earthquakes. I have obtain epicenters.csv file by using PHP-MYSQL relation $query = "SELECT Date , Time , Mag , Lat , Lon , Depth INTO OUTFILE '$filename' FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' FROM list WHERE Mag >0"; than after I try to draw epicenter distribution map by using test.sh file.All this can easily run on the console but by using php I could not execute test.sh file. I also use system('/path/test.sh'); But also this could not run bash file. Are there any people to solve my problem. Thanks all. Murat ______________________________________ XamimeLT - installed on mailserver for domain @deprem.gov.tr Queries to: postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ______________________________________ The views and opinions expressed in this e-mail message are the sender's own and do not necessarily represent the views and the opinions of Earthquake Research Dept. of General Directorate of Disaster Affairs. Bu e-postadaki fikir ve gorusler gonderenin sahsina ait olup, yasal olarak T.C. B.I.B. Afet Isleri Gn.Mud. Deprem Arastirma Dairesi'ni baglayici nitelikte degildir. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php