How to run a shell script in PHP?

Question

I am trying to trigger the running of a shell script using PHP. Essentially, when a user completes an action on our website programmed in PHP, we want to trigger a shell script which itself calls a Java file. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

See shell_exec(), exec() and other Program execution functions

Answer 2

use the exec() function to execute an external script or function:

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php

Answer 3

Using shell_exec you can invoke scripts and commands.