Re^2: Why can't a run a system command?

You really should put the full path to any system commands that are run from a CGI. You cannot guarantee that $ENV{PATH} in the CGI environment will be the same as it is during your login session.

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Re^3: Why can't a run a system command? by blazar (Canon) on Oct 18, 2006 at 10:11 UTC
You really should put the full path to any system commands that are run from a CGI. You cannot guarantee that $ENV{PATH} in the CGI environment will be the same as it is during your login session. Furthermore, it's a FAQ too, and a suitable Super Search reveals quite a lot of potentially interesting hits.	[reply]


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