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[Rolan Yang]

try specifying the entire path to /usr/bin/rsync in your exec command line.

~Rolan
On 6/24/2012 8:51 AM, David Roth wrote:
> I'm developing a small utility web page to run on my own server which 
> is running CentOS 6.2 and Apache. PHP 5.3.3.
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> I tried using from PHP the exec function and also system, but after 
> checking the results nothing is returned. However, when I ran a little 
> fragment of this PHP code from the command line, it worked fine. But 
> it won't execute and return anything when run from a web page.
>
> I have searched for an answer and have not been able to find a 
> workable solution to this. I looked and Safe Mode is off for PHP, as 
> it is shipped with CentOS. I've see forum postings about having Apache 
> run as root, but that's not secure. I was wondering if it was possible 
> to put some specific commands in sudoers like rsync for apache? That 
> way maybe exec('sudo rsync ...'); would work without promoting for a 
> password?
>
> I'd greatly appreciate a solution from someone who has already been 
> through this. Thanks!
>
> David Roth
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