shell commands in php

[ashok!!!]

guys....... need help!!

there is command which when executed in terminal gives the output without error in 5 seconds. but when i run the same in a php file using

shell_exec($cmd)

i m getting error. please help me out here.

thanq in advance

[PravinS]

what error you are getting, generally shell_exec() command is disabled on servers.

[ashok!!!]

when i tried

shell_exec(ls)

its working fine... i mean.. i m getting all the files/folders in the directory in which the php file is present.

actually... i can send sms from the terminal through my mobile (connected to the computer) which takes about 5 secs.

but when i tried running the same in the php file..... i m getting error as "device not found". i also saw some posts telling that the commands which take time to execute are giving errors when ran in a php file.

[PravinS]

Try  "popen" function

 

http://php.net/manual/en/function.popen.php

[trq]

Post your code.

[ashok!!!]

this is my php file

 

<?php

$msg=$_GET['messagee'];

$num=$_GET['senderr'];

$output = popen("echo $msg | /usr/bin/gammu --sendsms TEXT $num &", 'r');

echo "'$output'; " . gettype($output) . "\n";

?>

 

this was my output:

'Resource id #2'; resource

 

[ManiacDan]

1)  he meant "try to read the manual and learn how to use the popen function"

 

2)  Never ever ever, under any circumstances, EVER run user input through the shell without using escapeshellcmd