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Oct 3rd, 2005, 5:17 AM
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PHP system commands
Hi all!
I want to execute system commands through the functions provided by PHP (like exec, system etc) In the LINUX machine in my work, everything seems to be OK, when, for example, I write system `ls`; and I print it on the screen. In my home PC on the other hand, where I have winXP and the Cygwin platform installed, none of these works. 1) Is the Cygwin platform sufficient to run system commands or must I have LINUX machine? 2) Do I need to change anything in my php.ini file in order to 'activate' the system commands? Thanx! |
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Oct 3rd, 2005, 6:45 AM
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The systems have different commands. 'ls' would need to be 'dir' on a Windows machine or you'd need aliases. Arguments would no doubt vary to some extent, also. If your PHP app is in a client/server relationship with the client issuing system commands through interaction, you're in a very insecure situation.
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Oct 3rd, 2005, 6:57 AM
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The system execution commands have also been seen by me, and a few other people, to have issues with Windows XP. Are you testing your php script in a Cygwin Linux environment, or on the windows one?
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Oct 3rd, 2005, 7:15 AM
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Yes, you are right.
I used `dir` and it worked fine.. So I guess I can't easily communicate with windows as I can with Linux ... Thanx for your time! |
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Oct 3rd, 2005, 5:33 PM
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Of course not. :p
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Oct 3rd, 2005, 11:13 PM
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detect the os first
after detecting the os, then customize your system commands... (i hope it works)
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Oct 4th, 2005, 1:24 AM
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yeah, after hearing that two completely different operating systems use different commands i'm still scratching my head...?
why couldn't leibniz simultaneously come up with newton's notation? i like that one better. (albeit somewhat less descriptive) :p
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