Executing python commands from php script -
I have installed SymPi in the server and from the command line, I was able to execute it I have the following. dragon ./sympy-0.7.5/bin/isympy (This will open a console where I can type mathematical expressions 1 + 2 (will give 3 as output) My purpose is to do php using shell_exec . I have written one of the following PHP files, but it is not working. $ command = escapeshellcmd ('Python ./sympy-0.7.5/bin/isympy'); shell_exec ($ command); $ output = shell_xac ('1 + 2'); Help in understanding Why is it not working? Please note that the following script works fine which executes only a python script and retrieves the output. $ command = escapeshellcmd ('Python C: \ Pythonprograms \ test3 py'); $ output = shell_xac ($ command); $ echo output; My guess is that shell_exec is different from that person when you manually Do the execution. Your work example specifies a hard path that will work from anywhere. Whereas your non-...