I've run into a slight issue with the way my site works. I have a python script which I want to run from the index.php page. Now if this script is in the root directory, by using this command I can execute it easily:

<?php
exec("myscript.py");
?>

This actually runs the python script and does what is needed. However, I am planning to have a few more script and want to keep the root dir as clean as possible, hence I was wondering if it is possible to execute this script from a subdir within my root?

Current Setup:

Root -  C:\wamp\www\homepage\
Python Script Folder - ...\homepage\python\

When i put my scripts in the python folder, no matter what I use, the php does not execute it.

Tried:

<?php
exec("/python/myscript.py")
?>

<?php
exec("//python//myscript.py")
?>

<?php
exec("\python\myscript.py")
?>

<?php
exec("\\python\\myscript.py")
?>

<?php
exec("python/myscript.py")
?>

<?php
exec("python\myscript.py")
?>

<?php
exec("../python/myscript.py")
?>

All this and nothing launches the darn thing. What am I doing wrong :[

• php
• python
• exec
• subfolder

Did you try calling the python executable directly? It worked for me. I had a myscript.py like this:

print 'hello'
print 'world'

and then put it in a directory called temp/.

My php is in a file called temp.php as follows:

<?php
exec('python temp/myscript.py',$output);
print_r($output);
?>

Then I ran it and here's what happened:

$ php temp.php
Array
(
    [0] => hello
    [1] => world
)