Run a bash called from php and return a string

Question

Hello I have the following PHP function:

public function index()
{        
  $return_var = exec('/home/iosef/createinstanceinfolder.sh');
  print_r($return_var);
}

Which is calling the following bash script in ubuntu 20.04:

#!/bin/bash

$my_array=(foo bar)
$my_array[0]=foo

How can I return this array to PHP?

pr1nc3 · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-15 00:31:43Z

1

Exec takes 2 more parameters.

try:

  $return_var = exec('/home/iosef/createinstanceinfolder.sh', $output, $retval);

Then print_r($output);

Also $output basically returns everything displayed by your script so in your script echo as a json or print_r your array in the end

answered Aug 15, 2021 at 0:31

pr1nc3

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