Executing command line from PHP
Use shell_exec() or exec(). shell_exec() is typically more useful, because it returns all of the output, whereas exec() only retuns a single line.
Check shell_exec() exists
You can find its been disabled in php.ini for instance.
if(!function_exists('shell_exec'))
echo('shell_exec() is not available. Please check your PHP configuration.');Running a script with shell_exec()
exec("/usr/bin/python3 $PathToScript $ProcessArguments" . " 2>&1", $Output, $Status); //The " 2>&1" part captures any error messages and puts them in the $Output array as well
if ($Status === 0)
{
//----- SUCCESS -----
echo "Output from Python script:<br>";
foreach ($Output as $Line)
{
echo($Line . "<br>);
}
}
//----- AN ERROR OCCURED -----
echo "Error executing script ($Status).<br>";
foreach ($Output as $Line)
{
echo($Line . "<br>);
}
}
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