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 Jul 06 '16 at 12:52 — joel goldstick, Jul 06 '16 at 12:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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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 '17 at 12:08

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answered Jul 06 '16 at 12:58

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What if I need to print the output of file in php page. ? – Abdul Hannan Mustajab Jul 06 '16 at 18:27
@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;`. – Sean Francis N. Ballais Jul 07 '16 at 08:46

How to upload and access a Python script in cPanel?

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