HELP exec() or ``

[Anon]

I can't get PHP to execute:

<?

$test = ./some_perl_file.pl;

echo ("<pre>$test</pre>");

?>

But it will execute:

<?

$test = ls -al;

echo ("<pre>$test</pre>");

?>

The perl file is chmod'd to 755. I've tried exec() system().

In fact I can't really do execute any command line app.

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tar
grep

I'm lost please help

SP

[znouza]

if you tried system() or exec(), which return codes it returned?

it means:
<?
$err=system('command');
echo $err;
?>

if $err!=0, then check this code by performing perror [error], eg
perror 13 - you got "Error code 13: Permission denied"

[Anon]

I'm not receiving any response let alone an error

SP