issue with FD4 + PHP5 using "exec_shell()"

recluse8912 · 01-08-2007, 08:39 PM

I'm trying to run ImageMagick's software via PHP. When trying to run 'convert' using exec_shell() or exec(), nothing happens and it doesn't return anything, although it works great from the command line. However, when I run a simple command such as 'ls' or 'pwd', it works no problem. I'm running Fedora Core 4 from a remote server, so it's all command line based. Any suggestions would be invaluable!

rylan76 · 01-09-2007, 01:07 AM

Permission problem? What permissions are set on the imagemagick binary / imagemagick's convert binary?

Sounds like the user PHP runs as does not have permission to execute / spawn / fork the imagemagick binary. Also, make sure that PHP can find the imagemagick binary, i. e. that its location is explicitly specified or it is in the path.

recluse8912 · 01-09-2007, 06:04 PM

the permissions seem ok, but I did notice that the 'convert' command along with the other ImageMagick commands are located in: /usr/local/bin

all the commands that work via exec_shell are located in either /usr/bin or /bin

it seems like i have to somehow allow /usr/local/bin to be accessible by exec_shell, but have no idea how

rylan76 · 01-10-2007, 12:20 AM

...or just move the binaries over to the accessible directory...