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FredT · 06-29-2009, 03:24 PM

I wasn't sure if I should post this under Linux or Web Design & Programming, it's kind of in between...

I am trying to use the htpasswd command using exec() in my PHP application on my Apache shared hosting account. When I try to do this I get the error:

Code:

htpasswd: command not found

Now, I'm certainly not a Linux guru, so I'm hoping the solution will be simple. There are two things I can think of that might be causing the problem:

1) I read that a standard user can't run this command. If this is the problem, how would I fix it? Would I have to change permissions or possibly use some sudo type thing to act as another user? Again, I'm not too familiar with the ins and outs of Linux.

2) I saw someone spell out the entire path to the htpasswd command: /usr/local/apache/current/bin/htpasswd
Might I have to do this? Could the path be different for my system?

I know my syntax is correct, as I can test it locally on my unix machine before trying it on the server and it always works. I think right now the specific line of code reads:

PHP Code:


			
echo exec("htpasswd -b -n username password 2>&1");

but the command has assumed many different forms throughout the course of the day and none have worked.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

06-29-2009, 03:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
FredT Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 388 OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 and XP SP2	[SOLVED] PHP/Linux exec() htpasswd problem I wasn't sure if I should post this under Linux or Web Design & Programming, it's kind of in between... I am trying to use the htpasswd command using exec() in my PHP application on my Apache shared hosting account. When I try to do this I get the error: Code: htpasswd: command not found Now, I'm certainly not a Linux guru, so I'm hoping the solution will be simple. There are two things I can think of that might be causing the problem: 1) I read that a standard user can't run this command. If this is the problem, how would I fix it? Would I have to change permissions or possibly use some sudo type thing to act as another user? Again, I'm not too familiar with the ins and outs of Linux. 2) I saw someone spell out the entire path to the htpasswd command: /usr/local/apache/current/bin/htpasswd Might I have to do this? Could the path be different for my system? I know my syntax is correct, as I can test it locally on my unix machine before trying it on the server and it always works. I think right now the specific line of code reads: PHP Code: `echo exec("htpasswd -b -n username password 2>&1");` but the command has assumed many different forms throughout the course of the day and none have worked. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.