PHP exec() fails

Question

I'm running wampserver and php5. exec() works when I run the script through the command-line, but when I try to run it through the server, it fails.

I looked at all the error logs, there were none. I redirected stderr to stdout, there was still no output when I run it from the server.

Any suggestions ?

EDIT: I should have mentioned -- I'm running on WinXP and safe_mode is off.

Answer 1

Perhaps you need to turn off safe_mode in php.ini (safe_mode = Off)

Answer 2

Can you post what exactly (code) you try to run?

Did you try this instead?

$return = system('dir');

Do you have a problem with the directories on the server maybe?