Python Script Failing to Execute from PHP exec()

Question

I have a simple PHP function that is supposed to execute a Pyton script when its called. I have tried this sort of function multiple times in my php programs, but somehow th

Answer 1

you have to use full path for the python and for your file. you may find the former from the which python command, that most likely outputs '/usr/bin/python' and you should already know the latter. so your command would look like this:

$mystring = exec('/usr/bin/python /home/user/testing.py');

and you should make sure your python script has all appropriate permissions, because your web-server most probably is running as a different user, so permissions should be "-rwxrwxr-x" or something close.