Posted by Chris Parker on 12/04/53 11:57

nigel.t@by.uk wrote:
> Using linux
>
> <?php
> exec("/bin/tar -cvzf myfile.tgz /home/",$arrayout,$returnval);
> ?>
>
> or perhaps try it on your system and tell me if it does/doesnt and what
> your linux is?
>
> I've also tried
>
> <?php
> exec("/bin/tar -c * \| gzip \> myfile.tgz",$arrayout,$returnval);
> ?>
>
> Both work fine from the command line neither work at all from PHP
>
> -nigel-

Append this:

for ($i = 0; $i < count($arrayout); $i++) {
echo $arrayout[$i] . "\n";

}

and see what the command output is.

Chris

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