<?php

if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST')
{
    $keyword = $_POST['singleSearchTerm'];
    $filename = $_POST['singleFilename'];
    $settings = file('settings.txt', FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
    $conda_path = $settings[0];
    $working_env = $settings[1];
    $script = "scrape.py";
    $url = "https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=";
    $current_dir = getcwd();

    // cd into path
    $cd_path = "cd " . $conda_path . "&& ";

    // activate env
    $activate_env = "activate " . $working_env . " && cd ";

    // run python script
    $pyCommand = $current_dir . "\ps\ " . " && python -W ignore ". $script . " --url " . $url . $keyword . " --fname " . $filename;

    // full command
    $full_command = $cd_path . $activate_env . $pyCommand;

    echo $full_command;

    // test - works fine
    exec("start notepad.exe");

    // doesn't do anything
    exec($full_command);

    // doesnt do anything
    system($full_command)
}

cd C:Usersda74Anaconda3Scripts && activate scrape && cd C:MAMPhtdocspinscraperps && python -W ignore scrape.py --url https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=old --fname dat.csv

exec("start notepad.exe");