HOW RUN run shell script through php script?

Nawn

the os im running is unix

i have files called "spiralsconf.sh" and "spirals.cpp"

my aim is to build a website using php programming language.

i need to run "spiralsconf.sh" through php scripts. and i dont know how to do that.

"spiralsconf.sh" is to get numerical values from the user and run spirals.cpp

so how do i run this shell script through php scripts?

thanks
😕

kakki

do you want the php-script to stop while you run the shell-skript:
system ( "command" )
if you want the php to fork a shell and continue on:
passthru ( "command" )

Nawn

the command you are referring to, is it the directory path to the shell script. in this case, i put the "spiralsconfig.sh" in the D:/software/spirals. the php script which ii named as "test.php" is in the D:/public_html.

therefore,i just have to type in:
<?
echo system (D:/software/spirals)
?>

i have to put the shell script in the same directory as "test.php" and run it from there.

<?
echo system (spiralsconfig.sh)
?>

My knowledge in web programming is very tiny as i just started doing web programming.

whats the difference when you want the php-script to stop while you run the shell-skript and when you want the php to fork a shell and continue on.

The shell script (spiralsconfig.sh) i have, will call another program which is called "spirals.cpp".

and this spirals.cpp will do calculations and produce a new file. this new file will be stored in the same directory where the "spiralsconfig.sh is run.

so are you saying that when i used passthru the shell script will not call the spirals.cpp??

kakki

i had the problem once....
a shell-script created a text-file and the php-script parsed that.

i had like :

$a = system ( "cmd " );
// do sth. with the file created by "cmd"

and

passthru( "cmd" );
// do sth with the file

the passthru command just executed the command, but sometimes apache/php
was faster than my shell-script.
( therefore the page rendered by the php-script was not acurate )

i used system afterwards and the "race-condition" just ended ...
the shell-script was executed and afterwards php parsed correct

Nawn

thanks

intenz

<?php
shell_exec( 'sh /some/path/spiralsconf.sh' );
?>