Kelly Meeks wrote:
>
> Hi Robert,
>
> Thanks so much for the prompt reply.
>
> Actually, I'm not trying to execute a php script, I'm trying to execute a
> shell (bash) script.
>
> This works at the command line:
> bash makethesite.sh param1 param2 param3
>
> This doesn't work via php
> $bashresult=shell_exec('bash makethesite.sh param1 param2 param3');
> echo $bashresult;
You are trying to execute a bash script from PHP though. When you invoke
the php engine it usually changes directory (to the root defined in the
php.ini I think). To stop this so that it will remain in the current
directory so that when you run bash it will see the bash script in the
current directory, you need to use the -C command line option. I believe
your environment is inherited by php and subsequently bash and so if
you don't use the -C option bash will be looking in the wrong directory.
Cheers,
Rob.
>
> Doesn't execute the script, nothing in $bashresult
>
> Kelly
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Cummings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Kelly Meeks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] question about executing a bash shell script...
>
> > Kelly Meeks wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I'm learning shell scripting via linux, and have written a script that
> creates the core files necessary for a users website from a master set of
> files.
> > >
> > > Works from the shell just fine (bash makethesite.sh username
> pathtoputfiles pathtogetfiles)
> > >
> > > Trying to execute this via php, and it literally does nothing.
> > >
> > > If I try something like:
> > > $bashoutput=shell_exec('bash makethesite.sh username pathtoputfiles
> pathtogetfiles');
> > > echo $bashoutput;
> > >
> > > I get nothing output, and the script doesn't execute.
> >
> >
> > I'm asuming you are executing something like the following:
> >
> > php myPhpScript.php
> >
> > The following will probably give you the desired results...
> >
> > php -qC myPhpScript.php
> >
> > This prevents PHP from switching out of the current directory.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Rob.
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