Todd Pasley wrote:
> Use ; instead of |
>
> e.g.
>
> shell_exec("cd /change/to/dir; tar cvf /place/for/backup.tar files");

Or, if you only want tar to execute after changing directories has
succeeded, use && instead of |

e.g.

shell_exec("cd /change/to/dir && tar cvf /place/for/backup.tar files");

Grtz Erwin



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