php - How to register mails with shell_exec and plesk 11? -

i want create free e-mail service. i'm using vserver 200gb (for first time) on debian 6 parallels plesk 11 backend.

now want simple php script guests register new mail (for themselves).

i've asked programming friend if me, did.

he has written script this:

<form method="post" action=""> <input type='hidden' name='submitted' id='submitted' value='1'/>   <label for='email' >email address:</label> <input type='text' name='email' id='email' maxlength="50" /> <br>  <label for='password' >password*:</label> <input type='password' name='password' id='password' maxlength="50" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />   </form>   <? function sanitize($data) { $data = strip_tags(trim($data)); $search = array('/[^a-za-z0-9\. -\!\?\(\)\<\>\@]/'); $data = preg_replace($search, '', $data); return $data; }     if(isset($_post['email'])){ // strip out unwanted stuff $_post['email'] = sanitize($_post['email']); $_post['password'] = sanitize($_post['password']);     if (filter_var($_post['email'], filter_validate_email)) { $email = $_post['email']; } else { echo "invalid email<br>"; $_post['email'] = null; return; }   $password = $_post['password'];     shell_exec ("/usr/local/psa/bin/./mail --create $email -passwd $password -mailbox true"); echo "your account '$email' has been setup password '$password'"; }   ?> 

looks work, i've tested it, shell_exec doesn't work correctly. (index.php permissions @ 755) have file index.php don't need more first time, i'll code other stuff when index.php works fine.

i've read bit plesk , creation of mails. have written, shell_exec disabled in plesk default , have activate it.

i don't know how , can that.. know solution?

thanks in advance!!

plesk doesn't disable shell_exec function default.

if think so, check php setting of subscription or file /var/www/vhosts/system/domain.tld/etc/php.ini (this path 11.5)

btw, using php code can avoid execute system commands api-rpc requests. here example of api request plesk creates mailbox: http://download1.parallels.com/plesk/pp11/11.5/doc/en-us/online/plesk-api-rpc/34502.htm

and here code examples php: http://download1.parallels.com/plesk/pp11/11.5/doc/en-us/online/plesk-api-rpc/33181.htm