Re: [PHP] using shell_exec

2002-09-02 Thread Erwin
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"

Re[2]: [PHP] using shell_exec

2002-09-01 Thread rdkurth
age- >> From: Todd Pasley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Monday, 2 September 2002 1:32 PM >> To: Richard Kurth; php-general >> Subject: RE: [PHP] using shell_exec >> >> >> Use ; instead of | >> >> e.g. >> >> shell_exec(

RE: [PHP] using shell_exec

2002-09-01 Thread Todd Pasley
resources. Todd. > -Original Message- > From: Todd Pasley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, 2 September 2002 1:32 PM > To: Richard Kurth; php-general > Subject: RE: [PHP] using shell_exec > > > Use ; instead of | > > e.g. > > shell_exec("cd

RE: [PHP] using shell_exec

2002-09-01 Thread Todd Pasley
Use ; instead of | e.g. shell_exec("cd /change/to/dir; tar cvf /place/for/backup.tar files"); Todd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, 2 September 2002 9:40 AM > To: php-general > Subject: [PHP] using

[PHP] using shell_exec

2002-09-01 Thread rdkurth
Can somebody tell me way this will work at the command line but will not work using PHP I also tried exec and system. from the command line it adds all the files and directors. But using the script below from PHP it creates an empty archive. shell_exec("cd /home/sites/www.directphp.net/ | tar --