stevenwt2 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I have been told by my hosting company (1and1 if it makes a difference) that there are no restrictions on the shell_exec() command and safe_mode has been turned off, but I still have a problem with runing shell_exec(php ...) from within another php page.My goal is to have a script pass variables and temporary files to another php script to run in the background, then email the result to a passed email address. Essentially:[code]$command = 'php5 -f ~/mysite/script.php email@email.com /tmp/tempfile /tmp/tmpfile &> /dev/null &'shell_exec($command)[/code]I have tested this command from an SSH terminal and the desired result occurs. I have tried:[code]shell_exec('ls -la')shell_exec('ps -e')shell_exec('chmod ### file')[/code]and all of these have completed with successful outputs. I have also tried exec, system, and `` (backticks) with the same browser result.I have also played tag with my hosting company to no avail. They are assured that the error is in the script and at this point I am unsure. I was recommended a variation of this command from someone I would call a php guru, so I would like to believe that it should work.I am getting frustrated as this is holding up the successful completion of a project that I would dearly love to get off my desk. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 i'm a noob when it comes to those functions, but i can offer a really, really dumb question instead: i don't see any ;'s on the end of your lines..maybe it's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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