NODEJS PHP - Can't start NODEJS Script from PHP EXEC

Question

I have a NODE.JS Script which i can start manual at the Console with

cd /home/desktop/www/www.domain.com/bot/; 
node bot.js;

But when i want to do this with PHP EXEC it dont work - i tried over 2 days now with all solution on google but nothing helps.

$output = exec("cd /home/desktop/www/www.domain.com/bot/; node bot.js;");

print_r($output);

Output is always 1. There is also no error log or error message - nothing.

Regards

Thomas

Answer 1

Try to give a complete path. Make sure that the file path is correct.

$output = exec("node /home/desktop/www/www.domain.com/bot/bot.js;");
print_r($output);

Answer 2

PHP exec in windows uses CMD.exe by default. So any command must observe cmd syntax.

exec("cd /home/desktop/www/www.domain.com/bot/; node bot.js;");

to exec("cd /home/desktop/www/www.domain.com/bot && node bot.js;");

Sure, assuming that node is available on the path