Check if “exec” is disabled [duplicate]

Answer 1

You also need to check whether safe_mode is active as exec is unavailable if safe_mode is on

function is_exec_available() {

    // Are we in Safe Mode
    if ( $safe_mode = ini_get( 'safe_mode' ) && strtolower( $safe_mode ) != 'off' )
        return false;

    // Is shell_exec disabled?
    if ( in_array( 'exec', array_map( 'trim', explode( ',', ini_get( 'disable_functions' ) ) ) ) )
        return false;

    return true;

}