Cannot do Git Commit on Windows / PHP

Question

I'm using Windows / PHP .

By using a PHP script I wanna make a commit but this operation fails.

For this I'm using the following code:

<?
$command = "git commit -am .";
shell_exec($command);
?>

I also tried using chdir to be sure I'm in the Git repository directory but it doesn't work (anyway I think I don't need chdir . The problem is another thing).

Normally from the Windows console I use the same command above (which works perfectly):

> git commit -am .

Also, if from the Windows console I do:

> php myscript.php

it works properly. But if through the browser I go to the url:

http://localhost/mysite/myscript.php

Then, the commit doesn't go thru. But as I said you before, the status is read properly from the browser.

In the other hand, if I just check the status by doing:

<?
$command = "git status";
$output = shell_exec($command);
echo $output
?>

Then the Git status is returned correctly.

Any idea on how to make the commit works through PHP on Windows ?

[EDIT 1]

I checked the Apache error log and I saw that everytime I tried to do a commit there was an error saying that I need to specify email and name. Then I did that (via PHP too). But now I'm getting another error, which says: fatal: Paths with -a does not make sense. (on the Apache error log) when I try to make the following commit via PHP: shell_exec("git commit -am 'my commit message here'");. Do you know what to do now?

Answer 1

Add the files with git add . and provide a message as a string argument to -m :

Commit with: -am

$command = 'git commit -am "php wuz here"';
$escaped_command = escapeshellcmd($command);
shell_exec($escaped_command);

edit 1

the git commit -am . is working for me, too, perhaps you just need the escapeshellcmd and single quotes. i had trouble with outer double quotes when i tested it.

edit 2

Windows 7

edit 3

Solution (validated by the author of the thread. It works!):

$command = 'git config user.name "Will Smith"';
$escaped_command = escapeshellcmd($command);
$result = shell_exec($escaped_command);

$command = 'git config user.email "myemail@gmail.com"';
$escaped_command = escapeshellcmd($command);
$result = shell_exec($escaped_command);

$command = 'git commit -am "my commit message here"';
$escaped_command = escapeshellcmd($command);
$result = shell_exec($escaped_command);

Important: Pay attention to:

1. the quotes and double quotes (need to be in that order)
2. escapeshellcmd
3. the Apache log is very important to know what is happening behind the scene (and debug)