hey there!

I want to execute a script via php using above commands...

I have a tool on my unix suse which is called notlame and is a text-based encoder for mp3 files.

Whenever I run notlame with addiotional parameters on the shell itself it runs perfectly (encoding process...) but when I try to execute an encoding process via php nothing happens at all.

When I run the following code

<?php
$output = shell_exec('notlame --help');
echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
?>

I do get the output same as on shell but when e.g. I run

<?php
$output = shell_exec('notlame -b 192 test.mp3');
echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
?>

The screen is just blank and the file is not encoded in 192 bitrate though it does when I run exactly the same command from shell.

Any ideas how to do that?

Safe Mode is off btw...

thanks in advance

    You need to verify several things.

    1. Make sure the user wwwrun (or something like that) has permissions to run your 'notlame' command.

    2. Make sure the path of the command is correct.

    3. Try using

    <?php
$output = `notlame -b 192 test.mp3`; 
echo "<pre>$output</pre>"; 
?>

    Hope that helps.

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