How to upload and access a Python script in cPanel?

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I have a Python file, which is an automation script from GitHub. I want that script to be executed by a PHP page.

For example, I have an index.php page, and it has a button saying Start script. Upon clicking the button, a Python script, instabot.py, should be executed. Is this possible in cPanel? My web host is Hostgator.

you can use ftp to copy your .py file to your host.

joel goldstick
– joel goldstick

2016-07-06 12:52:45 +00:00
Commented Jul 6, 2016 at 12:52 — joel goldstick
– joel goldstick, Commented Jul 6, 2016 at 12:52

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:08:17Z

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Using information from another StackOverflow post, you might wanna use exec() to run a Python script from PHP. Like:

exec('python /path/to/file/instabot.py');

According to Hostgator's documentation, Python scripts should have permissions set at 755.

Uploading your Python scripts will be the same as uploading any file to a web host, through the use of FTP or cPanel itself.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:08

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answered Jul 6, 2016 at 12:58

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Abdul Hannan Mustajab Over a year ago

What if I need to print the output of file in php page. ?

Sean Francis N. Ballais Over a year ago

@HannanMustajab You're welcome. You might wanna click the check mark next to this question. As for printing the output, instead of exec(), use shell_exec(). So to print the output, do, $output = shell_exec(...); echo $output;.

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