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IgorAlves
IgorAlves

Reputation: 5550

'C:\wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

I want to display in a browser the load percentage of a cpu trough php. This is the code I am using:

$command ="C:\\wmic cpu get loadpercentage"; 
echo shell_exec("$command 2>&1 ; echo $?" );

This is the output:

'C:\wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

What am I missing?

Update - 1

Change the code to allow spaces between words: $command ="C:\\wmic^ cpu^ get^ loadpercentage";

'C:\wmic cpu get loadpercentage' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Now the entire line of code is being read, not only 'C:\wmic'

Upvotes: 9

Views: 53310

Answers (5)

L.A. Walker
L.A. Walker

Reputation: 39

If you are using windows 11, the feature is disabled by default. Simply type "optional features" in the windows search field, "add an optional feature" will be at the top, click "view features", then search for WMIC, check the box to add the feature. Then make sure that it is added to your system's "Path" as stated above.

Upvotes: 3

P-Man-Coding
P-Man-Coding

Reputation: 103

For windows and javascript add the location of folder wbem to path variable

Upvotes: -1

olisteadman
olisteadman

Reputation: 452

This simple edit to the %PATH% environment variable, worked for me.

Upvotes: -1

praveen
praveen

Reputation: 61

set path Windows+Pausebreak > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variable > systme varible > path > Edit: C:\Windows\System32\wbem

or

Go C:\Windows\System32\wbem > wbemtest and connect then exit.

Upvotes: 6

Chris
Chris

Reputation: 136975

You have two problems, both of which we explored in the comments above:

  1. The actual WMIC binary is located at C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe, not C:\wmic. That path needs to be used in your PHP command.

  2. You are trying to use Unix-style shell concepts (redirecting STDERR to STDOUT, chaining commands with ;, and using echo and $?) on a Windows system.

    Simply running the command without all that stuff should work:

    echo shell_exec("C:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\WMIC.exe cpu get loadpercentage");

Upvotes: 7

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