#34671 [Asn->Fbk]: strange exec behaviour on multiple quotes

 ID:               34671
 Updated by:       [email protected]
 Reported By:      wf at bitplan dot com
-Status:           Assigned
+Status:           Feedback
 Bug Type:         Program Execution
 Operating System: win32 only
 PHP Version:      5.2.6
 Assigned To:      pajoye
 New Comment:

Please try using this CVS snapshot:

  http://snaps.php.net/php5.3-latest.tar.gz
 
For Windows (zip):
 
  http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5.3-win32-latest.zip

For Windows (installer):

  http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5.3-win32-installer-latest.msi

(The Zip version)


Previous Comments:
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[2008-05-30 10:13:41] [email protected]

[11:11]	<Pierre>	RichardQ, assign these bugs to me and I will dispatch
them if necessary

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[2005-09-28 15:10:25] wf at bitplan dot com

it's not a PHP but a cmd.exe problem:

""C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql.exe" --user=smartrqm
--password=6y-app% --database=smartRQM --execute="status""

works. This is due to the way cmd /c works which is obviously used
internally. See cmd /help on how cmd.exe handles quotes

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[2005-09-28 14:39:10] wf at bitplan dot com

Description:
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in the code below
$cmd='"C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql.exe"
--execute=status';
works, but
$cmd='"C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql.exe"
--execute="status"';
does not. The error message is:
failed with return-code: 1
Der Befehl "C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL" ist entweder falsch geschrieben
oder konnte nicht gefunden werden.

This is very strange, since running the command in a cmd box in Windows
works in both cases.

Reproduce code:
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$_output=array();		
$cmd='"C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql.exe"
--execute="status"';
exec($cmd,$_output,$_retval); 
if ($_retval==0) {
   echo 'and done !<br />';
}	else {
echo " failed with return-code: ".$_retval;  		
foreach($_output as $_outputline){
  echo("$_outputline<br />");
}	


Expected result:
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exec should work in both cases

Actual result:
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failed with return-code: 1
Der Befehl "C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL" ist entweder falsch geschrieben
oder konnte nicht gefunden werden.



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