php execute shell script code example

Example 1: php shell script

<?php
$output = shell_exec('cat /etc/hosts');
echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
?>

Example 2: execute script php command line

php php_file.php
// or
php php_file.php > result_file.txt // to display the result of echoes or dumps

Example 3: run shell script from php file

echo shell_exec('sh /home/scripts/fix-perm.sh');