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

All of these answers are outdated now, instead use (Symfony 4.2 or higher):

$process = Process::fromShellCommandline('/deploy.sh');

Or

$process = new Process(['/deploy.sh']);

https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/process.html

Answer 2

I know this is a little late but I can't add a comment (due to being a new member) but to fix the issue in Windows " 'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I had to change the new process from:

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

to use the following syntax:

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

The only problem with is that when uploading to a Linux server it will need to be changed to call sh.

Hope this helps anyone who hit this issue when following the accepted answer in Windows.

Answer 3

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();