Executing multiple line shell command in php

Question

I'm trying to execute a shell command from php using the exec command

The following command works

echo exec('whoami');

but I need to execute the following shell command

cat > /var/www/myfolder/abc.txt
hi
hello
welcome

the problem is that the above shell command has to be executed in multiplelines. The words "hi", "hello", "welcome" are dynamic and come from php variables. Is there a workaround for this problem.

fr00t · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-18 07:45:42Z

1

To execute a multiline shell command in php:

passthru("bash <<'END'
        echo \"executed in new bash session\";
        pwd;
        whoami;
        exit;
        END
");

This way you could for example connect to a ssh server using php and then execute some commands there

I don't understand what you mean by cat > abc.txt. This command will empty the file.

answered Apr 18, 2014 at 7:45

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Ashok Gj Over a year ago

the cat command is used to write content to a file in terminal when I provide cat >abc.txt hI hello (ctrl+D) a file is created with hi hello as its contents

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