ShopMAster Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I'm fairly new to PHP, but I was wondering if there is a way to execute Linux commands via a PHP Script. Here's my delima. I want to run a cron job that runs a php script that renames all the files in a directory and then move those files to a different directory. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/68834-php-and-linux-commands/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
micah1701 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 look into the exec() functions http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/68834-php-and-linux-commands/#findComment-345993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShopMAster Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 Thanks. Looks like I'm going to have to look at getting a Freelancer for this. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/68834-php-and-linux-commands/#findComment-346001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
effigy Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 If you're using cron, you might as well use a shell script for this. It will be simpler and better suited for the task. Also, there's no need to rename the files then move them--this can all be done in one step. If you're dealing with logs, you might want to check out cronolog. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/68834-php-and-linux-commands/#findComment-346017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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