[PHP] exec php.exe in windows

[Dave Kennedy]

Env:
Windows XP
PHP 4.3.10 (cgi-fcgi)
 
I am trying to capture the html output of Balance.php to a file:
The code loops over  and  to build up a report in
export/Balance.html
 
exec('c:\php\php -q Balance.php export=all branch= month=
login=admin password=admin >> export/Balance.html');
 
This command works in Linux when called from a web page.
In Windows it works from the command line 
but from a web page it hangs - a cmd and php process are left running in
the Windows Task Manager
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated

[PHP] Re: exec php.exe in windows

[Dave Kennedy]

Chuck
I tred what you suggested - but it did not help
Btw I am using IIS on Windows
 
"Sounds similar to something I had going on. In Control Panel - 
Administrative Tools - Services (I don't know of a shorter way to get 
there), I had to right-click on the Apache service and under Log On - 
check Allow service to interact with desktop.
 
I run run Php as an Apache module, but you may want to give that a try."
 
 

[PHP] RE: exec php.exe in windows

[Dave Kennedy]

>Env: IIS, Windows XP, PHP 4.3.10 (cgi-fcgi)
 
>exec('c:\php\php -q Balance.php export=all branch=
month=
>login=admin password=admin >> export/Balance.html');
 
>This command works in Linux when launched by an HTTP server.
>In Windows it works from the command line but hangs when launched from
an HTTP server 
>A cmd and 2 php processes are running in the Windows Task Manager
 
On Windows, it seems that the php process is waiting for input 
Is there a way to log or track what the php process is doing?