exec not working in php script ( WAMP Server )

Question

I am using WAMP server on my system to execute php scripts.

I want to execute a script test.php from my main script main.php.

For that I am using exec function like this exec('php test.php');. In test.php I have given one echo statement.

But when I run my main.php script from the browser I am not able to see output of test.php script.

What am I doing wrong ? please suggest.

You need to give the full path where the php installed in your wamp server. — Raja
– Raja, Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 5:12

alex · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-04 05:20:41Z

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You have to give the proper path of php.exe

exec("c:\wamp\<where ever you exe is>/php.exe test.php");

so it has to be a proper path

alex

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answered Feb 4, 2013 at 5:02

rohitarora

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@rohitarora....yeah it worked..thanks.. Can I set this path in the environment variable. and use only php here ?

Yogesh Suthar · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-04 05:07:00Z

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use this command

echo exec('php test.php', $output);  //this will print your echo statement.
print_r($output);

answered Feb 4, 2013 at 4:59

Yogesh Suthar

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@Mayank the second parameter stores the output of the command in $output variable.