set_include_path does not have an effect when used in browser

Question

I am using set_include_path() to add to the PHP search path so the server can find the gs executable. Things work as expected when I run the script from the command line (i.e., "php testpath.php") but, when I invoke the script from the browser on local-host (Mac OSX 10.11.5), it cannot find the executable. The testpath.php file is:

$path = '/usr/local/octave/3.8.0/bin';
set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $path);
system("which gs");

Is there anything I need to do to get this script working so that it can find the gs executable from a browser invocation? Thanks!

`set_include_path` sets the PHP path for including PHP files. It doesn't set your shell environment path. — jszobody, Oct 07 '16 at 14:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 07 '16 at 23:40

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In case anyone else had the same problem, I did the following to help convert find the gs executable:

system("PATH=/usr/local/octave/3.8.0/bin:\$PATH; /usr/local/bin/magick/convert $src $dst");

edited Oct 07 '16 at 23:40

Maytham Fahmi

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answered Oct 07 '16 at 23:35

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set_include_path does not have an effect when used in browser

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