Run .sh file using exec Laravel PHP

Question

I am trying to run a .sh file that will import a excel file to my database. Both files are in same directory inside the public folder. For some reason the exec command isn\'

Answer 1

you can use Process Component of Symfony that is already in Laravel http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/process.html

use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
use Symfony\Component\Process\Exception\ProcessFailedException;

$process = new Process('sh /folder_name/file_name.sh');
$process->run();

// executes after the command finishes
if (!$process->isSuccessful()) {
    throw new ProcessFailedException($process);
}

echo $process->getOutput();