PHP, ssconvert or syntax error with shell_exec

[pcasa]

new to php.

 

two setups, two different problems.

 

adding a script to existing web program.

 

php script as follows:

$file = Being uploaded by user on site;

$target = Being placed in a directory (/var/www/sitename/store);

 

^{if ($extension=="xls" && isset($ssconvert_path))}

^{

^{$command=$ssconvert_path . "/ssconvert";}

^{if (!file_exists($command)) {$command=$ssconvert_path . "\ssconvert.exe";}}

^{if (!file_exists($command)) {exit("ssconvert executable not found at '$ssconvert'");}}

^{shell_exec($command . " -T Gnumeric_pdf:pdf_assistant \"" . $file . "\ " . $target . ".pdf");}

^}

 

In terminal script works when pointing to files directly.  From php, os x complains about libxml2.2.dylib and ubuntu complains that ~/.gnome2 unable to create directory permission denied.

 

PLEASE HELP. 

 

 

[corbin]

Try using exec() instead of shell_exec().