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I have switched my OS from Mandrake 10.0CE to Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy) and now cannot get even a simple php script to run even with exec().. <?php `sudo /sbin/halt`; ?> Trying to execute the script from Opera,(I need for kiosk), I get the following: Code: Warning... -
Is there a CD in the drive? (LINUX)
OK. I tried: $restoreit = `cp -v /mnt/cdrom/db.sql var/www/html/ALMETER-RESTORE`; Sorry. Still get &result= However. I can get a result from: `sudo /usr/bin/eject`; `sudo /bin/sleep 20`; $handle = opendir("/mnt/cdrom/"); echo "&result="; if( false === ($file =... -
Is there a CD in the drive? (LINUX)
Eric TY. OK. Humour me. Try this: Make sure no CD in drive. s2(~)$ cp /mnt/cdrom/* . and see what comes back. Meanwhile I'll try your other suggestions. -
Is there a CD in the drive? (LINUX)
Problem is when I do use backticks I get the error message: Warning: system(): cannot execute a blank command in ... line 760 759 $restoreit = "Test Result"; 760 $restoreit = system('cp /mnt/cdrom/db.sql var/www/html/ALMETER-RESTORE', $retval); 761 echo "&result=$restoreit"; Secondly, cp... -
Is there a CD in the drive? (LINUX)
Hi Eric(?) ty for your input: 'ticks' are 'forward' ticks and I am not attempting to run/execute the output. Flash MX2004 'reads' the "echo..." line. Flash just never gets a result from PHP $restoreit unless I specifically write something to it myself. e.g. $restoreit = "Test Result"; echo... -
Is there a CD in the drive? (LINUX)
Hi all. Newbie here to PHP (V4.3.3). I run a Bash script to check if CD has been inserted into drive: $restoreit = system(`/var/www/html/cd2db1`, $retval); echo "&result=$restoreit"; break; and read the "echo" result in Flash. I can see/read "&result=" but nothing else, ($restoreit always a...
