Execute external program with PHP and arguments

Question

I wish to run external program with PHP and provide some arguments, like:

exec('C:\\Program Files\\iNFekt\\infekt\\infekt-cmd.exe -S --utf-16 '.$nfoFile, $output, $return_var);

But nothing happens, $output is empty array, $return_var is 1

What is my mistake here ?

What does infekt-cmd.exe do? Does it prints something to the output? — user2342558
– user2342558, Commented Jan 29, 2018 at 10:45
excel will print the output exactly the same as the output you would see if you have execute the command from the command line. So, are you sure the program you are trying to execute return something? — dios231
– dios231, Commented Jan 29, 2018 at 10:51

user2342558 · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-29 10:40:32Z

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Use shell_exec to get the output:

$output = shell_exec('C:\\Program Files\\iNFekt\\infekt\\infekt-cmd.exe -S --utf-16 '.$nfoFile');

From the Manual:

shell_exec — Execute command via shell and return the complete output as a string

answered Jan 29, 2018 at 10:40

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