Thread: remote file upload with php and shell wget

well i am totally stuck in this.. i have got two script to download file and neither are working..

PHP Code:

<?php if (isset($_POST['links'])){    $links = explode("\n",  $_POST['links']);        chdir('files');        foreach  ($links as $link){        $link = escapeshellarg(trim($link));                shell_exec('wget ' . $link . '&>  /dev/null &');    }        chdir('..');} ?><form  action="" method="post">     <textarea name="links"  rows="30" cols="60">Links go  here</textarea>    <br />    <input type="submit" value="Upload" /></form>

where is the problm?? i am not getting any error but files are not downloading?? why?? please some one help me

need help please.. wget is not working i dont know why. is there a problm with syntex?

wget is not the best solution. Try using cURL, see:

• PHP cURL functions tutorial
• PHP: cURL - Manual
• Download a URL's Content Using PHP CURL

well, do you think curl can download file if the browser is closed??

Originally Posted by tunboy

well, do you think curl can download file if the browser is closed??

For backround download after the browser close, deploy some sort of jobs systems and run it using cron.