I think you can test it by running the PHP script from the console. I'm pretty sure it is permissions on the executable. Keith Keith Creasy Software Developer American Printing House for the Blind KCreasy@xxxxxxx Phone: 502.895.2405 Skype: keith537 From: liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 8:07 AM To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: Return value of 1 from file2brl Web page. Sent from my iPhone Greg Kearney Association for the Blind of Western Australia On 26/11/2012, at 8:58 PM, Keith Creasy <kcreasy@xxxxxxx<mailto:kcreasy@xxxxxxx>> wrote: It sounds like permissions on the files, either execute on file2brl or read on the input file. Are you running the PHP script from the console or from a web page? Keith Keith Creasy Software Developer American Printing House for the Blind KCreasy@xxxxxxx<mailto:KCreasy@xxxxxxx> Phone: 502.895.2405 Skype: keith537 From: liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 7:26 AM To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Return value of 1 from file2brl OK I finally have libloouis installed and working now we face a now issue. I have a web application in PHP which takes text and passes it to file2brl everything works fin form the command line when I enter it from the shell /usr/local/bin/file2brl -f /Library/WebServer/Documents/cbtbc/BrailleBlaster/programData/liblouisutdml/lbu_files/ink.cfg '/tmp/1353932384.txt' '/tmp/1353932384.brf' However if I have PHP system run the same command I get a return value of 1 and no brf file is generated in /tmp Any ideas out there? Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 6100 Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au<http://www.guidedogswa.com.au> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America) Email: greg.kearney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:greg.kearney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Email: gkearney@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gkearney@xxxxxxxxx>