calling a perl script using php script

nuwan.rathnayake · 08-08-2012, 07:36 AM

Friends

,
I want to call a perl script using php script. I have test.php and test.pl in /var/www/html. what are the contents of them...
thank you

NevemTeve · 08-08-2012, 07:39 AM

system a possible solution. Or exec.

nuwan.rathnayake · 08-08-2012, 08:16 AM

thank you very much sir and one another thing..
this is what i have written

this is test.pl

Code:

<?php
Echo "\n";
Echo "\n";
Echo "Hello World_im php!";
Echo "\n";
Echo "\n";
echo exec('sudo perl /var/www/html/test.pl');
 ?>

this is test.php

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl


print "\n";
print "\n";
print "Hello World_im perl\n";
print "\n";
print "\n";

when i run test.php the output was

Hello World_im php!

is my perl program executing and if it is so how can i take the output of the perl program (here Hello World_im perl ) to the command prompt?

sundialsvcs · 08-08-2012, 08:50 AM

Please don't tell me that you have written a script that is capable of doing a sudo ...

That's a loaded gun you're holding, there! Don't you value your foot?

NevemTeve · 08-08-2012, 09:15 AM

Yes, repeat this test without sudo.

nuwan.rathnayake · 08-08-2012, 10:54 PM

oh .but even without sudo it did not work.anyhow now its working.....thanks for your help friends..

i am trying to pass a variable to perl script from php script. ill contact you again in a case where i face troubles again.

nuwan.rathnayake · 08-08-2012, 11:32 PM

got one....

these are my scripts.
php

Code:

<?php
$var1 = "ABC";
exec("perl myScript.pl $var1", $output);
print_r($output);
?>

perl

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl
$var1 = $ARGV[0];
print "VAR1: ".$var1."\n";

why is this not working?

chrism01 · 08-09-2012, 12:58 AM

I would guess to start with you need the full path to perl

Code:

exec("/usr/bin/perl myScript.pl $var1", $output);

NevemTeve · 08-09-2012, 02:24 AM

"Not working" is not enough -- give the exact error-message.