Kelly Meeks wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I'm learning shell scripting via linux, and have written a script that creates the >core files necessary for a users website from a master set of files. > > Works from the shell just fine (bash makethesite.sh username pathtoputfiles >pathtogetfiles) > > Trying to execute this via php, and it literally does nothing. > > If I try something like: > $bashoutput=shell_exec('bash makethesite.sh username pathtoputfiles pathtogetfiles'); > echo $bashoutput; > > I get nothing output, and the script doesn't execute.
I'm asuming you are executing something like the following: php myPhpScript.php The following will probably give you the desired results... php -qC myPhpScript.php This prevents PHP from switching out of the current directory. HTH, Rob. -- .-----------------. | Robert Cummings | :-----------------`----------------------------. | Webdeployer - Chief PHP and Java Programmer | :----------------------------------------------: | Mail : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Phone : (613) 731-4046 x.109 | :----------------------------------------------: | Website : http://www.webmotion.com | | Fax : (613) 260-9545 | `----------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php