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NidhinRaj
NidhinRaj

Reputation: 385

how to run a .sh file from php?

I am trying to run a shell script using php

shell script ( /home/scripts/fix-perm.sh ) is in the same server

this is the code that i am trying 

<?php
echo shell_exec('/home/scripts/fix-perm.sh');
?>

the above code is not working

am using linux server

can anybody please help me?

Upvotes: 19

Views: 83655

Answers (4)

ricobolo
ricobolo

Reputation: 9

I got a similar problem evn i read all the posts. I want to execute a file .sh with a path to an another folder, and keep the result in my php page ( I don't want to close the .sh as it is looking foe css change). Here what I try, but nothing append on php side :

    <?php
    echo '<html><head>';
    echo'</head><body>';
        shell_exec('/bin/sh ../include/makeCss/makeWatch.sh'); 
    echo '</body></html>';
?>

and for the makeWatch.sh

 #!/bin/bash
sudo compass watch

Upvotes: 0

Marwane Ezzaze
Marwane Ezzaze

Reputation: 1057

first you need to make sure the file has the right permissions

on your server chmod u+x /home/scripts/fix-perm.sh

then you run : echo shell_exec('sh /home/scripts/fix-perm.sh');

or if you want to output the results into a txt file:

shell_exec('sh /home/scripts/fix-perm.sh > /home/scripts/log.txt &');

Upvotes: 3

Farshid Ghiasimanesh
Farshid Ghiasimanesh

Reputation: 101

I am not sure but you can try using chmod +x /home/scripts/fix-perm.sh on server at the first then try...

Upvotes: 1

hoppa
hoppa

Reputation: 3041

Shell exec takes a string which needs to be an actual command. You are now passing it a filepath. This is not interpreted as "execute the file at this path". You could do several things.

What you need to do is call the file with a program. Call it with bash or sh as suggested in the comment:

echo shell_exec('sh /home/scripts/fix-perm.sh');

Another option could be:

$contents = file_get_contents('/home/scripts/fix-perm.sh');
echo shell_exec($contents);

I think the first option would be better however.

It is important to note that all commands for executing external programs expect actual commands and not a filepath or something else. This goes for shell_exec, exec, passthru and others.

Upvotes: 29

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