dptr1988 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I'm trying to make a PHP script that will restart my Apache webserver. But when I use shell_exec() it doesn't return any results. And Apache prints the help message and says 'apache.exe: illegal option -- k' Is the '-' character something special, like the backslash, in PHP? The PHP manual says that shell_exec() returns a string, but the string was empty and the output was the the main error log of Apache. Can a program that you call with shell_exec() redirect it's output somewhere else?Here is the code that I'm using. Note that there is a space between the shell_exec and the brackets (). Thats because phpfreaks.com tells me '403 forrbidden You don't have permission to access /forums/index.php on this server.' if I don't have that space there.[code]// This is the code$cmdline = $server_exe.' -k stop';$rslt = shell_exec ($cmdline);print_r($GLOBALS);echo '<HR>Result<HR>'.$rslt;[/code]This is the result that I get from print_r($_GLOBALS);[code] [include_file] => C:\FTB\dptr1988.mooo.com\htdocs\local\sample.conf [apache_dir] => C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/conf/ [current_file] => C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/conf/dptr1988.mooo.com.conf [server_exe] => "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/bin/apache.exe" [cmdline] => "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/bin/apache.exe" -k restart [rslt] => [/code]The command line works when I enter it in the command prompt, so it's a good command line.Is there a better way to run programs instead of using shell_exec()?Thanks Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/12190-shell_exec-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Have you tried using exec() or system() ? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/12190-shell_exec-question/#findComment-47070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dptr1988 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Yes I tried exec() later and it works now Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/12190-shell_exec-question/#findComment-47852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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