Posted by John Nichel on 09/21/05 19:00

ernst@newdisorder.com wrote:
> If the web server didn't have permission to execute the app, it would
> NEVER execute the app, not execute it some of the time. In fact, it
> ALWAYS executes the app, it just doesn't always allow it to finish.
> I log all attempts to run these apps in order to debug, so I know that
> the command as passed from php will work in the command line. I copy
> and paste the command from the log and it runs, even though it didn't
> complete execution when called from php.

What do the logs say??

> I have increased several parameters in php.ini, including memory limit
> and allowed execution time. Nothing has helped. The only thing that
> helps is if I wrap the app I want to run in a perl script and call the
> perl script from php. That works more of the time, though it still
> often breaks.

Maybe the problem's not php but Apache (or whatever webserver you're
using), as it has limits in place for these items too.

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John C. Nichel
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KegWorks.com
716.856.9675
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