How can i run php file in php?

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eric@dev ~ $ php a.php
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answered May 15, 2010 at 17:50

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exec is shelling to the operating system, and unless the OS has some special way of knowing how to execute a file, then it's going to default to treating it as a shell script or similar. In this case, it has no idea how to run your php file. If this script absolutely has to be executed from a shell, then either execute php passing the filename as a parameter, e.g

exec ('/usr/local/bin/php -f /opt/lampp/htdocs/.../name.php)') ;

or use the punct at the top of your php script

#!/usr/local/bin/php

answered May 15, 2010 at 17:54

Mark BakerMark Baker

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Sounds like you're trying to execute the PHP code directly in your shell. Your shell doesn't speak PHP, so it interprets your PHP code as though it's in your shell's native language, as though you had literally run at the command line.

Shell scripts usually start with a "shebang" line that tells the shell what program to use to interpret the file. Begin your file like this:

#!/usr/bin/env php

Besides that, the string you're passing to exec doesn't make any sense. It starts with a slash all by itself, it uses too many periods in the path, and it has a stray right parenthesis.

Copy the contents of the command string and paste them at your command line. If it doesn't run there, then exec probably won't be able to run it, either.

Another option is to change the command you execute. Instead of running the script directly, run php and pass your script as an argument. Then you shouldn't need the shebang line.

exec('php name.php');

answered May 15, 2010 at 17:50

Rob KennedyRob Kennedy

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This came across while working on a project on linux platform.

exec('wget http://)

This runs as if you run the script from browser.

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answered Jan 7, 2014 at 6:18

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