PHP Execute Python Script on button click [duplicate]

PHP's shell_exec() function or the more modern proc_open() can be used to run Python scripts.

Example: Running a Python Script from PHP

<?php

function runPythonScript(string $scriptPath): string {
    $output = shell_exec("python3 " . escapeshellarg($scriptPath));
    return $output ?: 'Error running Python script.';
}

echo runPythonScript('/path/to/your_script.py');

Here, PHP’s shell_exec() runs the Python script, and its output is returned to the PHP environment. It's essential to sanitize input before passing it to the shell to avoid injection vulnerabilities, which is why escapeshellarg() is used.

Example: Calling a Python API from PHP

Let's assume we have a Python web service running at http://localhost:5000 that returns some processed data:

Python (Flask) Example:

# app.py
from flask import Flask, jsonify

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/process-data', methods=['GET'])
def process_data():
    result = {'message': 'Data processed successfully', 'status': 'OK'}
    return jsonify(result)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(port=5000)

Now, in PHP, we can use cURL to make a GET request to this Python service:

<?php

function callPythonApi(string $url): array {
    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    curl_close($ch);

    return json_decode($response, true) ?? [];
}

$apiResponse = callPythonApi('http://localhost:5000/process-data');

print_r($apiResponse);