how to run a batch file in php under xampp on windows

Question

I'm trying to write a little php to update an svn repo on a server running xampplite under windows. (This is a development server, not a production one.)

Here's my php:

<?php
passthru("update.bat"); 
// I also tried exec() & putting the svn command in directly
?>

update.bat is sitting in the same folder as the php script

Here's the content of update.bat:

svn up c:\path\to\my\repo

When I run the batch file by itself, it works. When I run it via php, I get this printed to the browser:

C:\path\to\script\folder>svn up c:\path\to\my\repo

which looks good, but the project isn't updated.

Answer 1

Try this tip on php.net/function.exec

Answer 2

The other option is to manually compile the php svn extension (there's no Windows DLL), but you also need the svn libraries first.

Answer 3

Adding the username and password to the batch made the difference. Here's the new update.bat:

svn up --username <usr> --password <pwd> c:\path\to\the\repo

Answer 4

hello friend i am using php on xampp and i need to know how should i create a batch file in my script