problem using exec-function

Anon

Because I couldn't get the mail function to work with qmail (see the message I posted a minute ago), I tried to invoke the qmail-inject binary using the exec-function.

I used this line of code:

exec("echo to:hagar | /var/qmail/bin/qmail-inject");

It didn't work. However, when I enter the command in a shell, the mail message is delivered.

Any ideas why this doesn't work?
- Maybe I can't use those pipes?
- Maybe it's the qmail-inject binary?
- Maybe .. ?

Thanks,
Patrick

Anon

The pipes work.
Did you run the script in cgi mode? (not using the webserver)
Anything in the logs?

Anon

You wrote:
-The pipes work.

-Did you run the script in cgi mode? (not using the webserver) Anything in the logs?

Well, I ran the script via the webserver. The exec function returned '111' : this means 'temporary error'.

Do you think I should try it as a shell script?

Anon

I was just wondering if maybe the user www can't use the qmail thingy...

If you run the php script from the command line (requires a cgi version of php)
then your script is run under your userid, which like you said is allowed to use qmail.