Execute python in a php script using shell_exec()

Question

I\'m experiencing a weird problem in trying to execute python in a php server (LAMP). (safe_mode off)

if I type:

$output = shell_exec(\"ls -lah\");
e         


        

Answer 1

If you are trying to run the python script using the following code

$output = shell_exec("python my_script.py");

you will need to use absolute path for my_script.py and give all permissions (I am not sure which ones are sufficient) for the python file.