Calling PHP from Python

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Is it possible to run a PHP script using python?

NullUserException · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-24 12:42:27Z

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You can look into the subprocess class, more specifically, subprocess.call()

subprocess.call(*popenargs, **kwargs)

subprocess.call(["php", "path/to/script.php"]);

edited Sep 24, 2010 at 12:42

answered Sep 24, 2010 at 4:13

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habnabit Over a year ago

TypeError; subprocess.call takes a list of strings as its first argument.

allanwright Over a year ago

@habnabit Note the square brackets. We're making a tuple with the command followed by the arguments. For example: cmd="php sandwiches.php --param yum"; subprocess.call(cmd.explode());

habnabit Over a year ago

@AWrightIV see stackoverflow.com/posts/3784156/revisions (also, strings don't have an explode method and square brackets make lists, not tuples)

sheki · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-24 04:29:08Z

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You can use the Python OS module. You can run any script by calling

os.system('php -f file.php')

The issue would be getting return values from PHP to Python here.

answered Sep 24, 2010 at 4:29

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habnabit Over a year ago

os.system should never be used; the subprocess module replaces it.

sheki Over a year ago

I did not know that? Why is that ?

gahooa Over a year ago

subprocess implements many more features and safety checks. os.system works fine if you have a totally static (hardcoded) command, but if you have args, etc... it is a huge security hazard.

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