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This is my php script

<HTML>
<head>
 <h1>Hello</h1>
</head>
 <body>
 <?php
 $command=escapeshellcmd('~/PycharmProjects/Test_1/wiki_update.py 2 2>&1');
 $output=shell_exec($command);
 echo $output;
 ?>
</body> 
 </HTML>

I get no output when I run it through the browser.

When I change the $command=escapeshellcmd('whoami');

it outputs as NOBODY,

I granted permission to nobody for that python script still no output.

I am using xampp for linux and php script in htdocs/xampp.

Jeff
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asked Mar 31, 2014 at 21:02
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  • Try dumping $command as a string and running it manually using your shell. Commented Mar 31, 2014 at 21:04
  • it works through shell .. php trial.php runs perfectly but not through browser which is what I want. Commented Mar 31, 2014 at 21:07

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Are you sure you don't need to change your command to run python?

 $command=escapeshellcmd('python ~/PycharmProjects/Test_1/wiki_update.py 2 2>&1');

You also might try specifying absolute path - the ~ alias changes based on current user (which is the web server's user, not yours).

answered Mar 31, 2014 at 21:15
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You need the absolute filepath. On my system, ~/Sites/script.py is the same as /Users/jeffstephens/Sites/script.py. You can use pwd on the command line to get the full path!
What did you try? Paste your shell call here.

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