exec not working in windows

[raman]

I am using IIS on windows Xp and windows server 2003. In my php script is embedded exec function to execute a command. however this function is working on windows 7 but not on windows XP and windows server 2003.

 

Can someone suggest a solution?

 

[QuickOldCar]

Can you show the script?

 

I'll run it similar on my xp and see if it works.

 

Is usually permissions issue though.

[raman]

The script is very long, but I will just show how it is.

 

<?php

 

/*code ....

*/

 

 

exec(./blast.pl)

?>

 

[trq]

Could be any number of things, you will need to provide more information. Can you execute the script form the command line? Do you even have Perl installed?

[raman]

Yes I can execute it from command line, I also have perl installed.

[trq]

Care to at least attempt to help us help you? What error are you getting? You do have error reporting on don't you?

[raman]

the script keeps on running without the exec line. i don't know where to turn on error reporting and where to watch it.

[dcro2]

Put this at the top of your script:

error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);

You may want to try passing ./exec.pl to the perl executable itself.