How to execute two commands within 'system'

[francescomoi]

Hi.

On PHP4, I want to execute these two system commands:
# cd /home/foo1/foo2
# /usr/local/php/bin/php /home/foo1/foo2/script.php

If I do it via shell, it works ok.

But If I do:
-------
system("cd /home/foo1/foo2/", $retval);
system("/usr/local/php/bin/php /home/foo1/foo2/script.php", $retval);
--------

I get this error message:
-----
Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required '../config/config.php'
(include_path='.:/usr/local/php/lib/php') in /home/foo1/foo2/script.php
on line 2
-----

This error is caused by the fact that the script is not executed in the
right directory.

Any similar experience?

[d]

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Hi.

On PHP4, I want to execute these two system commands:
# cd /home/foo1/foo2
# /usr/local/php/bin/php /home/foo1/foo2/script.php

If I do it via shell, it works ok.

But If I do:
-------
system("cd /home/foo1/foo2/", $retval);
system("/usr/local/php/bin/php /home/foo1/foo2/script.php", $retval);
--------

I get this error message:
-----
Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required '../config/config.php'
(include_path='.:/usr/local/php/lib/php') in /home/foo1/foo2/script.php
on line 2
-----

This error is caused by the fact that the script is not executed in the
right directory.

Any similar experience?

Why don't you use the chdir function instead of system()ing a "cd"?

dave

[francescomoi]

'cause I didn't know it ;)

Thank you very much, Dave!