PHP 5, and Exec.

[Moptop]

I installed PHP on my mac's default apache, from this url - http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/

And I got the iTunes - to - terminal script from here:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/02/terminal-tip-now-playing-info-from-the-command-line/

Which I would use in php, using exec("./nowplaying");

And it worked.

Then, I replaced my httpd.conf with my mac's default one. Now, the above command doesn't work.. But exec(); works with other terminal commands...

Also, I did try re-installing PHP.

What did I do wrong?

 

[riccbhard]

I've coded a little bit of PHP before. I have the latest version of the PHP Installer that you linked to installed (Version 5.2.2).

I have not changed anything in httpd.conf.

After creating the nowplaying script, I copied it to /bin so it can be run directly from the Terminal like any other program, and that does work (when running it from the Terminal).

Now if I create a sample PHP script,

<?php
echo exec('nowplaying');
?>

And put this into a file called "song.php", and place it in my Sites folder, when I visit localhost/~conor/song.php -- the output is blank.

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However, that must be a problem individually related to that script, because if I do:

<?php
echo exec('uptime');
?>

This produces the same result of running "uptime" in the Terminal. It writes it to the page.


Anyone have any insight to the problem with the nowplaying script?

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Is "nowplaying" in a location that's in your system path? What happens if you include the full pathname to the executable in exec() instead of just the filename?

 

[riccbhard]

I did try using the Terminal to copy the "nowplaying" script to /bin (from Desktop, where I made the script): sudo cp nowplaying /bin

I can then run "nowplaying" in the Terminal, from any location to get the result. I am not sure if PHP also works in this manner?

I'm going to try entering the direct path to it later when I'm on my Mac.