asterisk users - May 2009 - Unable to run asterisk CLI commands from php

Hi All,

I am trying to run the asterisk CLI commands from php.
Some thing like "asterisk -rx reload".
But it is not working, where as when I try to run
linux "ls" command it works fine.

below is sample php code which I am trying to run.

$command = "sudo asterisk -rx reload";

$value1 = system($command,$retval1);
$value2 = exec($command,$retval2);

echo $value1;
echo $value2;

can any one suggest what might be the problem and possible solution to it.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks.
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On Sat, May 09, 2009 at 10:17:27AM +0530, Sam Hawkin
wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am trying to run the asterisk CLI commands from php.
> Some thing like "asterisk -rx reload".
> But it is not working, where as when I try to run
> linux "ls" command it works fine.
> 
> below is sample php code which I am trying to run.
> 
> $command = "sudo asterisk -rx reload";
> 
> $value1 = system($command,$retval1);
> $value2 = exec($command,$retval2);
> 
> echo $value1;
> echo $value2;
> 
> can any one suggest what might be the problem and possible solution to it.
Yes. What error do you actually get? You need to get stderr from hte
command as well for that.

What version of Asterisk do you use, BTW?

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On Sat, 9 May 2009, Sam Hawkin wrote:
> I am trying to run the asterisk CLI commands from php.
>
> Some thing like "asterisk -rx reload".
>
> $command = "sudo asterisk -rx reload";
>
> $value1 = system($command,$retval1);
Without any output or error messages its hard to guess...

In what context is your PHP script executing?

1) As an AGI?

2) By you from a shell?

3) From cron?

There are (at least) 4 elements to consider:

1) Does your script have the execute permission set?

2) Does the executing process have a "clear path" to your script? (Do
all
of the directories in the path to your script allow the executing process 
to execute your script.)

3) Is /usr/sbin/ in the path of the executing process?

4) Is the user running the script authorized to run sudo with no password?

Thanks in advance,
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