Can't use system() or exec() in Windows

Hi,

I have PHP 4.2.3 and I can't execute anything! Windows XP Pro w/ IIS 5.1, using PHP in the command-line

<?PHP


$temp = `"cmd"`;
echo $temp;
echo "<hr>";
exec("cmd /c echo 1");

?>



Warning: Unable to execute '"cmd"' in c:inetpubwwwroottest.php on line 4

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Warning: Unable to fork [cmd /c echo 1] in c:inetpubwwwroottest.php on line 7

It may be that cmd isn't in the path when using those functions..try the absolute path to cmd...

$temp = `"c:windowscmd.exe"`;

C:WINDOWSsystem32cmd.exe
Warning: Unable to execute '"C:WINDOWSsystem32cmd.exe"' in c:inetpubwwwroottest.php on line 5

Warning: Unable to execute '"C:WINDOWScmd.exe"' in c:inetpubwwwroottest.php on line 7

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Warning: Unable to fork [C:WINDOWSsystem32cmd.exe /C] in c:inetpubwwwroottest.php on line 10

Warning: Unable to fork [notepad.exe] in c:inetpubwwwroottest.php on line 11

I'm using apache 2 and it seems to work now

try:

exec("start c:\temp\yourprogram.exe");

Make sure the yourprogram.exe file in the TEMP folder has Read&Execute permissions for the IUSR_servername anonymous account.

In my case,
exec("start c:\temp\netsmtp.pl");
worked, where this is a Perl script. Note that the Perl script interpreter (perl.exe) also needs to have Read&Execute permissions for the IUSR_servername anonymous account.

--Pete

try:

exec("start c:\temp\yourprogram.exe");

Make sure the yourprogram.exe file in the TEMP folder has Read&Execute permissions for the IUSR_servername anonymous account.

In my case,
exec("start c:\temp\netsmtp.pl");
worked, where this is a Perl script. Note that the Perl script interpreter (perl.exe) also needs to have Read&Execute permissions for the IUSR_servername anonymous account.

--Pete