Shell_exec() for emiscripten?

[goman60]

I am using Emiscripten and other compiler tools to create a front and backend for web assembly to make it easier to use. I need things like exec() and shell_exec() to use Emiscripten I believe. I am I mistaken, or is my endeavor doomed? 

[yashrs]

We don't allow exec and shell_exec for security reasons. However, if you have only one or two commands to run, you could use the cron jobs to run that. Please do note that there's a limit of 2 cron jobs per day. 

If your application requires it for continuous use then I am afraid it wouldn't work.

[goman60]

Thanks for the idea! I might be able to use an external cron, my only problem is that I am making a package other developers can download and their server may not be the exact same.

[wolstech]

Build the cron script so it outputs to a browser and can be run by simply hitting the URL of the script. This is a very common configuration that most major PHP programs support. PHP code can be written to be platform agnostic for the most part.