PHP System() call a Perl Script Return Code 13 ?

[greenrob]

hi there,

I run into major problem here and I still cant get it resolved ?

I tried to execute a perl script using the PHP system call

This is The Code

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$haha = system('perl /home/testing/cron_scripts/generate.pl', $retval);

echo "Haha is $haha<br>";
echo "Ret Val is $retval<br>";
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The problem is I keep getting $retval = 13 ? But if I were to run them from Command line it works. However the script will take sometime. I am not sure if 13 means the code is running or something ? But the problem is my PHP script just exit !

THanks.. Hope someone could help me out here. What does the 13 return value means actually ?

[spamonkey8]

I would try shell_exec() if possible. You might also check to be sure that perl is in the system PATH variable or that you specify the absolute path to perl so that you're not just getting a 'not found' error.

$haha = shell_exec('perl /home/testing/cron_scripts/generate.pl');

echo "Haha is $haha<br>"; 

Cheers!