Calling .php within a Django/Python file

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I am building an application in Django and want to run a .php script I already have made earlier. I need to be able to give along a string to the .php file and catch the returning output. Does anyone have an idea how to do this? Can I make some kind of http request and catch the response?

p.s. I already tried converting the php file to python script but I couldn't get it to work..

I doubt that it's impossible to convert the PHP script to Python — GWW
– GWW, Commented May 30, 2011 at 0:31
Didn't say it was impossible, but that I couldn't. So i figured it would be easier to just call the php file. — Javaaaa
– Javaaaa, Commented May 30, 2011 at 0:36

afarazit · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-30 00:31:26Z

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try this one, i've found it here

import subprocess

#simple caller, disguard output

subprocess.call("php /path/to/my/old/script.php")

# if you want output

proc = subprocess.Popen("php /path/to/my/script.php", shell=True,
stdout=subprocess.PIPE)

script_response = proc.stdout.read()

answered May 30, 2011 at 0:31

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Javaaaa Over a year ago

Thanks, but how would I be able to insert a input with this method? I have to input a string, catch that in the php file and then catch the output again in the python script. Any idea?

afarazit Over a year ago

@Javaaaa proc = subprocess.Popen("php /path/to/my/script.php?myinput=whateverhere", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE) what you tried that?

Mohini Over a year ago

I am using Popen in django but getting an error as follows "Errno 2] No such file or directory" Exception Location: /usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py in _execute_child, line 1259

starenka · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-30 07:02:38Z

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If it's a php file served by web server (I assume that from your HTPP request question) do something like this:

In [1]: import urllib2
In [2]: resp = urllib2.urlopen('http://www.starenka.net/ip')
In [3]: resp.read()
Out[3]: 'ip: 62.245.xx.xx\nlocal ip: 62.245.xx.xx\nhostname:  ip-62-245-xx-xx.net.upcbroadband.cz\n'
In [4]: resp.info()
Out[4]: <httplib.HTTPMessage instance at 0x9f8720c>

answered May 30, 2011 at 7:02

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Javaaaa Over a year ago

Thanks, but how would I be able to insert a input with this method? I have to input a string, catch that in the php file and then catch the output again in the python script. Any idea? – Javaaaa 0 secs ago edit

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