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Re: How to run a batch file using PHP? [message #179336 is a reply to message #179331] Mon, 08 October 2012 04:33 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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On Friday, October 5, 2012 4:35:48 PM UTC+5, bill wrote:
> On 10/5/2012 4:00 AM, Fastian wrote:
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>> On Friday, October 5, 2012 12:56:13 PM UTC+5, Tim Streater wrote:
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>>> In article <764ff07b-1bf1-45a6-9479-85e163b5712f(at)googlegroups(dot)com>,
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>>>> To be precise, my batch file named show-preview.bat consist of only two
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>>>> latex first-program.tex
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>>>> dvipng first-program.dvi
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>>>> When I run show-preview.bat from cmd then they run successfully and I obtain
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>>>> But when I use exec('show-preview.bat'); I am finding the following error in
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>>>> 'latex' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
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>>>> program or batch file.
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>>>> 'dvipng' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
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>>>> Whereas both of these commands are working fine from the command
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>>>> prompt........ what you say?
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>>>> I also tried to pass the absolute path of the bat file within exec() but it
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>>> Don't you need the absolute paths of latex etc within the batch file?
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>>> Tim
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>>> "That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
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>>> nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689
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>> I have also tried with the absolute path of the latex but no success.
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> as others have said, this looks like a path problem.
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> Apache runs with a different path than the windows command line.
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> Try rewriting the commands in the batch file with complete paths
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> and then execute it from windows command line and then from Apache.
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> Then if it doesn't work copy and paste it here (not retyping it).
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> BTW, to quote the revered Jerry, "this is not a PHP question."
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> bill

My batch file:
C:\TeX\miktex\bin\latex.exe "E:\wamp\wamp\www\first-program.tex"
C:\TeX\miktex\bin\dvipng.exe "E:\wamp\wamp\www\first-program.dvi"

(BTW I have tried with double back slash as well as with forward slash in the path)

Runs perfectly fine when i just run the batch file from the command line.

But when I try to run the same batch file using the following php line of code:
exec('showpreview.bat');
the apache error log reports
latex.exe: The memory dump file could not be found.
latex.exe: Data: latex.fmt

Now what you say? Where I am wrong?
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