executing a program with system call in PHP

Question

I am trying to execute a program using a system call inside a php file like so:

$newname = 'C:\Users\Farzad\Desktop\upload\test.ppt' ;
$program = '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Softinterface, Inc\Convert PowerPoint\ConvertPPT"';
$input = ' /S "'. $newname .'"' 
$destination = ' /T "C:\Users\Jack\Desktop\upload\\"';
$switch = ' /C 18';
$command = $program . $input . $destination . $switch;
system($command);

For some reason, the program enters an infinite loop (the browser never stops loading)

user142162 · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-08 01:21:14Z

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Since system is a blocking function, I'm guessing that it is simply waiting for the command you executed to finish running. It's not in an infinite loop.

answered Mar 8, 2011 at 1:21

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2 Comments

Marc B Over a year ago

Easy way to test would be running it directly from the command line.

Farzad Towhidi Over a year ago

It doesn't take too long when running it directly from the command line prompt.

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