'Accessing FFMPEG installed above public_html webspace

On a shared server with ffmpeg installed above the webspace. Example: /home/username/ffmpeg/ffmpeg which is the full address all the way down to the executable.

The problem is that php cannot find ffmpeg using the -verson option. We tried using mod rewrite to a php file in the public_html webspace which then includes the ffmpeg address above the webspace. But that did not work.

I have never dealt with ffmpeg installed this way, its always been installed in /usr/bin/ or /usr/local/bin .

  1. is there a htaccess or php ini command to tell php where ffmpeg is installed?
  2. how does php suppose to access ffmpeg installed in this way, it is installed as an alias?

Thanks so much :)

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Solution 1:[1]

As php and ffmpeg are separate things, there's no guarantee that your host will allow php to run ffmpeg, however here are some things you can try:

You can check if web server's user (which php runs as) can "see" any ffmpeg executables in its path by running:

<?php echo shell_exec("which ffmpeg"); ?>

If the output is empty, ffmpeg isn't in the path of the web server's user. In this case you still might be able to run it, if you know the path of the executable.

Also if you run:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

That will tell you if php is running in safe mode. If it is, your web host may have locked down php's ability to do potentially dangerous things such as executing shell commands.

Solution 2:[2]

Change Permission of binaries files (ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe) to 0744.

See image sample here: permission change image

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