Running shell commands using PHP script

Question

I'm creating an app using CodeIgniter, but I'm unable to run Linux commands using my PHP script.

How do I run terminal commands?

I've tried shell_exec() and exec(), but both don't work while using CI.

Answer 1

That depends on your server configuration if the functions are disabled, you need to enable them in your php.ini. Here are some alternatives:

• popen()
• or if you need an interactive way try proc_open()
• system()