Run exe file from php script

[sumitmehta]

Sometimes it is necessary to execute exe files from a php script Below is the code used for that.

<?php
$data = array(); // define array

exec('dir', $data, $ret); // execute command, output is array

echo "<pre>";
if ($ret == 0) { // check status code. if successful
foreach ($data as $line) { // process array line by line
echo "$line \n";
}
} else {
echo "Error in command"; // if unsuccessful display error
}
echo "</pre>";
?>

[diabolo]

sweet...now I can fine tune to to possibly run ffmpeg.exe

[kajasweb]

exec() function is blocked, by most of the free web hosts.

[satheesh]

Nice tutorial.

[sunils]

Its a wonderful tutorial.......
But as kajasweb told, the exec() function is disabled in most of the host.

[sumitmehta]

I am sorry guys. I didn't know about it. But thanks for telling me and getting me updated.

[rayxzero]

Mostly why they blocked exec is because of security. Just like java in order to run applet you need to signed all of your jar files.

[sumitmehta]

Ya I understand all those issues. EXE files are always dangerous for servers. It was just a matter of fact that it didn't click my mind that free servers won't be allowing it as my scripts never use exec() functions and so I have never tried it.