problem running program with exec()?

[shams]

I want to run the getmail  from php  code, this is the php code but it is not running the getmail:

<?php
chdir('/home/user/.getmail');
exec('./getmail.sh');
?>

getmail.sh and gmail-file are inside the '/home/user/.getmail' directory, i also tried the shell_exec() but not run the program, this is the getmail.sh code:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/getmail --rcfile gmail-file

 

Edited September 14, 2018 by shams

[Zane]

The chdir function has everything to do with File I/O (fread,fclose,fwrite,etc) and nothing to do with the shell.

This is what your shell command should be like, according to your logic.

exec("/home/user/.getmail/.getmail.sh")

 

[shams]

Thanks for reply i test the code it runs the bash scripts,  i created test.sh file with the content "this is a test file", and run with the code:

<?php
system('/home/user/tmp/test.sh');
?>

The code  printed the file to the browser successfully, but cannot start the linux applications like getmail and i tested for the filezilla with the code:

<?php
sysetm('/usr/bin/filezilla');
?>

  how to start the getmail with php?

[ginerjm]

The code you last posted.  Is it the ACTUAL code, or did you re-type it here for us to see?

Hint:   sysetm  ???

[shams]

This is the code i am trying to start the getmail from the php code in the ubuntu 18.04,  getmail.sh cat start the getmail from the gnome terminal but from php  code  bellow it cannot start the getmail:

<?php
system('/home/user/.getmail/getmail.sh);
?>

 

[Barand]

Try it with a closing quote.

[ginerjm]

OP - Amazing how error-prone you are.  Two poorly posted code samples.  A little review here and on your actual work might be the thing to help you out.

[shams]

The original code is  with the closing quote , mistake is in the post i forget to put the closing qoute:

<?php
system('/home/user/.getmail/getmail.sh');
?>