PHP script invoked from postfix doesn't appear to run

[genebom]

Hi -

 

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this. If not

can someone please point me to an appropriate place?

 

That said, I've been trying to invoke a php script from the

postfix mta. the Email is delivered just fine to 'localuser',

the postfix log shows no errors, yet there is no indication

that the script ever ran. All the script does is create

several files and ouput some text to them. Works fine from

the console.

 

Anyone have any ideas how to go forward troubleshooting this?

 

Thanks,

Gene

 

Details follow below ...

 

 

Postfix runs as user 'postfix'.

 

Script permissions are:

 

-rwxrwxrwx  1 postfix  localuser      236 Apr 27 08:47 test4.php

 

 

 

From /etc/mail/aliases:

 

testuser:          localuser, "|/usr/local/bin/php -q /home/localuser/testmail/test4.php"

 

I've also tried:

 

testuser:          localuser, "/home/localuser/testmail/test4.php"

 

with #!/usr/local/bin/php as the first line in the php script.

 

 

 

The following is from Postfix's log file (Times & other irrelevant junk removed):

 

brightstar postfix/local[39848]: 8645B385: to=<localuser@domain.net>,

    orig_to=<testuser@brightstar.domain.net>, relay=local, delay=0.19,

    delays=0.16/0.01/0/0.02, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to mailbox)

 

brightstar postfix/local[39848]: 8645B385: to=<testuser@brightstar.domain.net>,

    relay=local, delay=0.31, delays=0.16/0.01/0/0.14, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent

    (delivered to command: /usr/local/bin/php -q /home/localuser/testmail/test4.php)

 

brightstar postfix/qmgr[1017]: 8645B385: removed

 

 

 

 

The script:

 

<?php

 

$pta = fopen('pointa', 'w');

 

fputs($pta,"Success pta\n");

fclose($pta);

 

$ptb = fopen('pointb', 'w');

 

fputs($ptb,"Success ptb\n");

fclose($ptb);

 

 

$ptc = fopen('pointc', 'w');

 

fputs($ptc,"Success ptc\n");

fclose($ptc);

 

 

 

?>

 

[genebom]

Problem Solved.

 

When the script was invoked, it was running in another (postfix's) directory.

I specified a full pathname for each of the files and voila. Success.

 

 

[genebom]

Problem Solved.

 

When the script was invoked, it was running in another (postfix's) directory.

I specified a full pathname for each of the files and voila. Success.