[PHP-DEV] RE: PHP 4.0 Bug #8465 Updated: Cannot exec, system, passthru, backticks From: Che Gonzalez (che <email protected>)
Date: 12/28/00

        You example does not work either in CGI mode. I originally tried
backticking a `perl -v` normally and with the absolute path. I understand
cmd /c, but I wasn't even trying to use that. I'm trying to execute some
perl 3des functions since the mcrypt library hasn't been ported to PHP on
Win32. I perused the source and I think there should be some testing on
'virtual_popen' in 'tsrm_virtual_cwd.c'. I see that you are not using
CreateProcess, but you are _popen. I know there are issues when spawning
processes from isapi, but maybe CreateProcess detached and capturing the
output might work. Its just an idea... I not very knowledgeable with isapi.
As far as your 'I'll do us both a favo!(u)r and ignore your other comments'
comment, I don't think it should be ignored. I hate ASP with a passion and
due to my roots in perl... I have found a home with PHP. I hope that we can
put ASP out of commission.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bug Database [mailto:php-dev <email protected>]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 6:17 PM
To: che <email protected>
Subject: PHP 4.0 Bug #8465 Updated: Cannot exec, system, passthru,
backticks

ID: 8465
Updated by: lyric
Reported By: che <email protected>
Status: Open
Bug Type: Program Execution
Assigned To:
Comments:

"echo" is not a command under windows, rather something built into the shell
(cmd.exe). Hence the error message is correct - you can't run a command that
doesn't exist. You should use something like "cmd /c echo hello world".

I'll do us both a favour and ignore your other comments

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[2000-12-28 17:27:44] che <email protected>
<?php
    print `echo hello world`;
?>

I have tried exec, backticks, system, passthru, and they all do not work.
When running the CGI version, there is no message displayed. When running
the isapi version, I get the error message "Warning: Unable to fork [echo
hello world] in c:inetpubwwwroothorus.atlantic.nettest.php on line 3". It
seems that this has been going on for a while now. "CreateProcess" is a
very simple Windows API call. If PHP is going to beat ASP, this needs to be
resolved.

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