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Running a .sh file via PHP

I'm trying to run a .sh file from a PHP script. It needs to run in a screen as well as it runs a java file which needs to keep running until it's killed.

The following code works although if I try putting the path to the .sh file in then it doesn't appear to run.

Code:

$output = shell_exec('ps aux | grep http');

echo "<pre>$output</pre>";

Anyone got any ideas? I'm just experimenting at the moment

EDIT:
I've got it working with <?php shell_exec('sh /path/to/file.sh >/dev/null &' ); ?> which I had tried before... and then I remembered that the specific .sh I was trying didn't work correctly, oh well only a few hours of my life lost!

To rule out the simple things, have you made sure that your sh file is correctly chmod'd to execute? Also, you might have to run a direct command to run the sh file, like so:

Code:

sh file.sh

Kind regards,

Josh

Edit - I didn't see your edit.... my fault for not reading too thoroughly :D
As a note though, you could also use "bash" instead of sh, if the file contains strictly bash code, or zsh, etc...