Running a perl script from php

[pgrevents]

All i need for php is to run the file i dont need anything returned any ideas. Everything I have tried so far fails

 

cheers

[pgrevents]

actualy not solved here is the php code how do i now run and put the command through it?

 

<?php
//$poc = shell_exec("cd /../cgi-bin/net; ./excalc.pl php where=$_REQUEST[where]");

//$parms = explode("&",$poc);
//$command = $_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT].'/public_html/get_iplayer/get_iplayer.pl --info > testinfo.txt';
  
  $var2 = 'get_iplayer/get_iplayer.pl';
  print $var2 ."<br />";
  $var3 = 'get_iplayer > test1.txt';
  $var4 = $var2 .",".$var3;
  if(virtual(`$var2, $var3`)){


print "<br /> <p style=\"font-size:24px; color:#900; text-align:center;\">If you see this the file has executed and passed the variable</p>";
}
else{
print "Error not executed";
}




?>

[pgrevents]

Right i have stripped all that down to this and  I have got this so far

<?php

 

<?php shell_exec('$get_iplayer --info > output.txt'); ?>

 

The output.txt file is being created but I am trying to pass the command info to it ????

[mikemike]

If you're trying to run a perl script then you simple need to call exec().

<?php
exec("perl file.pl");
?>

Assuming of course you're on Unix and perl can be called with the perl command.

[byte1918]

If you're trying to run a perl script then you simple need to call exec().

<?php
exec("perl file.pl");
?>

Assuming of course you're on Unix and perl can be called with the perl command.

 

it works on windows too..

 

just make sure the first line of your perl script is

#!C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe -w  if you use perl from activestate.

or #!C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -w if u use strawberry perl.