Gettin error when running simple php script

Question

I'm trying to run this simple script:

<?php

$PHP_PATH = "c:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\\";
$CLIENTPATH = dirname(__FILE__)."\Client.php";
$SERVER = "http://localhost:8080/mobile/Server";

$handle = popen("C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd /C start ".$PHP_PATH." -f ".$CLIENTPATH." ".$SERVER, 'r');

?>

But I always get this Windows messagebox error:

Windows cannot find c:\program. Please make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again.

Searching on google I also find this thread about this error, but the meassures are I litlle drastic I guess.
So the problem its in my code ? Or there can be something else wrong ?

Thanks.

imbaer · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-24 08:17:16Z

1

You need to escape the whitespaces in $PHP_PATH = "c:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\\";!

answered Jun 24, 2011 at 8:17

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4 Comments

Adrian Over a year ago

and can u also tell me how ? I dont normally program in php , thanks

Linus Kleen Over a year ago

@vBx addcslashes($path, ' ')

Adrian Over a year ago

@Linus Kleen: I did this addcslashes($PHP_PATH, ' '); after PHP_PATH, but still getting the same error

Linus Kleen Over a year ago

Ok. I'm spelling it out: $PHP_PATH = addcslashes($PHP_PATH, ' '). Optionally, you can enclose the path in quotes (i.e. popen("C:\... '".$PHP_PATH."' -f ...")).

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