That changing of directories doesn't solve the PHP script I have building ZIP files, though, with a single shell command (path/to/zip /path/to/zip.zip -r /path/to/folder/to/zip).
But I have solved this now with another PHP script that I can call both as part of my Apache CGI but also as a CLI. I just have to implement it which I will do in the morning. -- Ryan On Sep 21, 2010, at 12:14 AM, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 21/09/2010 04:53:58, Ryan Coleman wrote: >> As I said in my OP: I could just run a "cd" to the directory parent >> and do it there - that would solve the problem - but that's simply >> too dangerous if the script generator throws an error on the next set >> of commands (a risk I do not want to take). > > Um.... changing directory *is* the way to solve this. Really. > > What you can do in a shell script is work in a sub-shell: that way, > even if your zip command goes bananas, you are automatically returned to > your original working directory. To create a sub-shell, just enclose > your commands in (brackets). > > ( > cd /mount/archive/orders/Sep20/1284343047-Le-ach/ ; > zip -r > /usr/www/d3photography.com/htdocs/images/paidphotos/1284343047-Le-ach.zip \ > download* > ) > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard > Flat 3 > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > JID: matt...@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
