Re: Error in exec function in php

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<3831602d-5e6e-41c8-a085-8f91dd8a10df@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, the
lovely and talented prasath_linux broadcast on comp.lang.php:

Hi friends,

I have problem in exec command in php,

I am trying to execute linux command,

rsync -avr /source_path /destination_path

This command is running in shell terminal prompt. But executing
this command through exec

exec('rsync -avr /source_path /destination_path');

in php file. This command in not running in php script.

Kindly notice the solution for this error.

Thanks in advance.

When php runs on a server, PATH is generally very restricted. You might
make this run by making the path to the command explicit:

exec('/path_to_rsync/rsync -avr /source_path /destination_path');



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