system()

[bobo]

I am trying to use system() to move a file to a different directory. I dont know much about unix or using system() so am a little confused. When I try:

$results = system("mv $source_file $destination_file", $retval);

where $source_file = "/home/folder/folder/file.txt";
$destination_file = "/home/folder/file.txt";

nothing is returned to either variable and the file isnt moved. The server I'm running on is debian but it'll be used on red hat 9... if it makes a dif.

[bubblenut]

try using shell_exec instead and then echoing the variable. If this does not work try using

mv /path/to/file.txt /path/to/new/file.txt 2>error_log; cat error_log; rm error_log

what this is doing is doing the mv and then taking std_out 2 (standard error) andplacing it into (>) a file called error_log then ending the statement (😉 and then cat ing the file to screen and then removing the file.
HTH
Bubble

[bobo]

thanks mate, but neither option worked, and it still doesnt return anything. What could cause it to not return anything? Wouldnt there atleast be an error?

[bobo]

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