calling a java program with shell_exec()

Hi,

I couldn't compile php with java support on Mac OS X so I thought I'd
call my java program with shell_exec(). It does work for simple programs
("hello world") but if the program gets more complex php just gets back
an empty string (although on the command line the java program prints
out what I want).

Any ideas why this happens?

Thanks,
Martin.

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:39:24 +0200, Martin.Hampl@stud.uni-erlangen.de (Martin
Hampl) wrote:

>I couldn't compile php with java support on Mac OS X so I thought I'd
>call my java program with shell_exec(). It does work for simple programs
>("hello world") but if the program gets more complex php just gets back
>an empty string (although on the command line the java program prints
>out what I want).
>
>Any ideas why this happens?

Environment differences probably; CLASSPATH and PATH being two environment
variables that spring to mind.

Try running it using exec() instead and capture the return code; this might
also give a clue.

http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php

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Andy Hassall <andy@andyh.co.uk> wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:39:24 +0200, Martin.Hampl@stud.uni-erlangen.de (Martin
> Hampl) wrote:
>
> >I couldn't compile php with java support on Mac OS X so I thought I'd
> >call my java program with shell_exec(). It does work for simple programs
> >("hello world") but if the program gets more complex php just gets back
> >an empty string (although on the command line the java program prints
> >out what I want).
> >
> >Any ideas why this happens?
>
> Environment differences probably; CLASSPATH and PATH being two environment
> variables that spring to mind.

Ah. Thanks.

> Try running it using exec() instead and capture the return code; this might
> also give a clue.

The return code is 1. I called java with -classpath but no success. I'll
try again tomorrow.

Martin