Unable to enable shell_exec().

Generally, it is mentioned inside the disabled_functions section of your php.ini file.
Check:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24999673/how-to-enable-shell-exec-and-exec-on-php
https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/9396/2219/how-to-enable-exec/

This will give you an idea of where to look.

So it is not listed in php.ini.

Also note that this plugin will not work on local environment. It will only work on UNIX servers.

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• This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by iSaumya.

I understand that it does not work locally.
By the way, it is not working on a Linux server either.

What issues you are facing on the linux server? Also check if you have shell_exec enabled in your server and have the proper permission.

Check this reply: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/missing-results/#post-15516412

The server was Linux and the relevant files existed in /proc/.
I have cpanel installed on this server to manage multiple sites, does this mean that access to this file is controlled?

The server was Linux and the relevant files existed in /proc/.

– but does PHP has access to it? That’s the main question.

Just to test you can put the following in a test PHP file like test.php

<?php
echo shell_exec('cat /proc/cpuinfo |grep "physical id" | sort | uniq | wc -l');

Try and see if it works.

Warning: shell_exec() has been disabled for security reasons in

The above message is displayed.
It seems that access is still not allowed.

I would like to try this in a standard LAMP environment.
Thanks.