Calling perl script from php

[proggybilly]

Hi all,
I am having a slight issue, I have run a perl script before from php but for the life of me cannot get it to work again.

I have tried many methods using system() exec() shell_exec() passthru() but cannot for the life of me get any of them to work.

When I call up my php page, the script does not run.

Example of my call:

 $args = "me you message name.txt";
 $result = exec("scripts/myscript.pl $args");

Please, any help?

 

[jpadie]

permissions? is the path accurate?
consider using this instead

passthru("scripts/myscript.pl $args");

or set the return parameter of exec()

 

[proggybilly]

I have tried exec, passthru, system, shell_exec, and backticks.. Nothing seems to work.. All files are owned by root, and the myscript.pl is chmod 777.

 

[proggybilly]

I have even copied myscript.pl to the same location as my php page to try that and it doesn't work. Getting aggrevated I am.

 

[jpadie]

there should be some output. what do you get?

whilst debugging also turn error_reporting up high and make sure that errors are being displayed.

 

[Kozusnik]

You may need to tell it what interpreter to use.

shell_exec("/usr/bin/perl /path/to/myscript.pl $args");

 

[Zhris]

Does your perl script use an -s switch,

#!/usr/bin/perl -s

Chris

 

[proggybilly]

I have turned on error reporting as high as I can figure to make it (E_ALL & E_STRICT).

I have tried shell_exec("/usr/bin/perl /path/to/myscript.pl $args"); with no luck.

No, there is not a -s switch.

I get no out put what so ever, even the logfile that should be created when the script is run is not being created.

 

[proggybilly]

Good news! I got it working. Seems there was a misplaced } in my perl script.

Now if I can just get a return value and have it not display on the screen.

 

[jpadie]

shell_exec("/usr/bin/perl /path/to/myscript.pl $args", $return);

the return value will be in $return