Invoke unix command from php by exec

[wanda46]

My code is like this;

<?php
include("connect.php");
exec("mv abc.html tmp/"); //move the file abc.html to a folder tmp.
php?>

When I checked my file abc.html, it is not moved to elsewhere. What's wrong with it?

[diego25]

Did you mean /tmp instead? Also, does your script have permissions to move file abc.html and write it to tmp/ (or /tmp)?

Diego

[wanda46]

Yes, I do have permission to do so. I tried this command under unix, it was fine. But when I copied this command to php and used exec, it did not work.

mv abc.html tmp/
abc.html (a file), and tmp (a folder) are under the same directory as my php script file. I tried to move abc.html under tmp.

[wanda46]

In my pho.ini, safe_mode = Off,

shall I turn it on and set safe_mode_exec_dir?

[diego25]

No...with safe mode on, you'd have more restrictions...

If you telnetted (or sshed) to your account, and was able to run the command, that doesn't mean that PHP will be able to do so too. The reason is because the web server is running as a different username than yours. So maybe your username is allowed to move, but the web server's username isn't. Therefore, try chmod'ing your directories to allow the web server to modify.

Diego