WampServer

I have a line of code that invokes the 'system()' function, and the command passed to the 'system()' function is the 'tar' command. This code works perfectly when I run it on my (Linux) production server; when I run it on the 'wampserver', I get an empty file as its output.

Can anyone tell me why this doesn't work and if there is a way to make it work?

Thank you very much.

Let's see...
The 'W' in wamp stands for 'Windows'.
The system() function invokes the local OS command processor.
The local command processor is Windows command processor.
I don't believe Windows has a native 'tar' command.

from Wikipedia:
"... Microsoft Windows includes neither graphical nor command-line tools for reading or creating these formats, requiring the use of third-party tools..."

...but I have been known to be wrong...

regards...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/22/2012 03:49AM by scarabaeus.

You are absolutely right! I think I was "smoking something" when I posted this question. I left the house right after posting it and then it hit me ... the 'system()' function could only execute a Windows function, and, as you say, 'tar' is not one of them.

Thank you for responding and for giving a polite response (rather than telling me what I deserved to hear).