Run python script from PHP file - php

Question

I am trying to run a python file using PHP, but the file doesn't print Hi and I only print "Whatsup". The script is run when the user clicks a submit button. I am on OSX and all the file paths are correct. I did chmod +x hi.py as suggested in another post
hi.py
#set up classes
# figure out regex
#!/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/bin/python3
print("Hi")
signup.inc.php
else {
$command=escapeshellcmd('/Users/name/Documents/CPSC_Courses/CPSC353/CoronaVirus/webScrap.py');
$output = shell_exec($command);
echo $output;
echo "Whatsup";
exit();
}

Answer 1

You need to tell which python to use + where it is like:
else {
$command=escapeshellcmd('/usr/bin/python /Users/name/Documents/CPSC_Courses/CPSC353/CoronaVirus/webScrap.py');
$output = shell_exec($command);
echo $output;
echo "Whatsup";
exit();
}
OR for Python3:
else {
$command=escapeshellcmd('/usr/local/bin/python3 /Users/name/Documents/CPSC_Courses/CPSC353/CoronaVirus/webScrap.py');
$output = shell_exec($command);
echo $output;
echo "Whatsup";
exit();
}
Check where your Python is and add FULL path for it.
I would just use:
echo shell_exec("/usr/local/bin/python3 /Users/name/Documents/CPSC_Courses/CPSC353/CoronaVirus/webScrap.py");