Linux Command In Php Shell_Exec

[bugcoder]

Hello experts,

 

I am trying to run linux command for converting xls to csv file using php shell_exec but I am getting nothing in $output variable in following code. Paths etc are fine.

 

		

$filePath = 'files/temp_file_location/temp_name.xls';
$csvOutput = 'files/temp_file_location/output.csv';
chdir('files/temp_file_location' );
$output = shell_exec("ssconvert --export-type=Gnumeric_stf:stf_csv $filePath $csvOutput");
echo $output;

 

My above linux command is working perfectly fine in terminal window.

 

 

Will be greatful for any kind of help.

[requinix]

Does ssconvert output anything? Does it go to stdout or stderr? Did it error out and/or did it create the CSV output?

[bugcoder]

well it was not outputting anything and neigther it was converting to csv file

 

now I am using catDoc following command but similar thing is happening. no output and no csv file.

 

exec("xls2csv -x temp_name.xls -s cp1252 -d 8859-1 > output.csv");

 

whereas it works fine in terminal window.

[kicken]

Specify an absolute path to the xls2csv executable. The server is likely going to have a different PATH environment variable than you do in your terminal window which means it may not be finding the program.

 

[bugcoder]

Thanks Kicken

 

I was using absolute path for ssconvert command but wasn't working but now its working for catdoc command.