php exec() command combine into one??

Here is my code.. I have tried mutlitple things trying to find out how to combine this command into. I have looked about 5 hours trying to find this out but no such luck..

$cmd = sprintf('ffmpeg -t 3 -ss 00:00:02 -i %s %s',$file_location,$file_name_output);
exec($cmd);
$file_name_output_done=$number.'_'.$file_name_edited.'.gif';
$cmd2 = sprintf('convert %s -resize 320x240 %s',$file_name_output,$file_name_output_done);
exec($cmd2);
$cmd3=sprintf('convert  -font Arial -fill orange -pointsize 50 -gravity north -draw "text 0,30 \"Click Play\"" -gravity Center %s %s',$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done);
exec($cmd3);
$cmd4=sprintf('convert  -font Arial -fill orange -pointsize 16 -gravity south -draw "text 0,40 \"CLICK PLAY  VIDEO\"" -gravity Center %s %s',$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done);
exec($cmd4);

PHP:

So I have all this above.. How can I combine this into one command? I tried to combine 2 alone and it didn't work then I tried other things and still no luck...
Stuff I tried
combined 3 & 4

$cmd3=sprintf('convert  -font Arial -fill orange -pointsize 50 -gravity north -draw "text 0,30 \"Click Play\"" -gravity Center %s %s',$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done,'convert  -font Arial -fill orange -pointsize 16 -gravity south -draw "text 0,40 \"CLICK PLAY FOR COMPLETE VIDEO\"" -gravity Center %s %s',$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done);
exec($cmd3);

PHP:

//then I tried this but the text only shows up in part of the video....

$cmd3=sprintf('convert  -font Arial -fill orange -pointsize 50 -gravity north -draw "text 0,30 \"Click Play\"" -gravity Center %s %s convert  -font Arial -fill orange -pointsize 16 -gravity south -draw "text 0,40 \"CLICK PLAY FOR COMPLETE VIDEO\"" -gravity Center %s %s',$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done);
exec($cmd3);

PHP:

 

You may create a shell script files using all your command. Adding +X permission. Running it using exec or shell_exec and then delete the script file once the work is done.

 

Can you please provide a example? Or point me in the right direction.

 

Add a semicolon between any two lines.

E.g.
exec ('cd /');
exec ('cd /home');

is the same as
exec ('cd /; cd /home');

 

thank you so much

 

$cmd_full=$cmd.'; '.$cmd2.'; '.$cmd3.'; '.$cmd4;
exec($cmd_full);


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also tried -

exec($cmd,$cmd2,$cmd3,$cmd4);

this did not work...

 

log the outputs to see what's wrong
exec ($cmd_full . ' 1>/path/to/log 2>/path/to/log');

then analyze /path/to/log

 

I get a php error. Not command error. I am using a sprintf which it doesn't seem to like in that case... Im not sure what else to do. Not unless I can input the values in a different way through php without using a sprintf

 

what was that PHP error? Does $file_name_output_done contain any space characters, commas, apostrophes etc?

 

No its just a number for example first part 3 second part 4_44 third part a.

for example from above -

$cmd = sprintf('ffmpeg -t 3 -ss 00:00:02 -i %s %s',$file_location,$file_name_output);
exec($cmd);
$file_name_output_done=$number.'_'.$file_name_edited.'.gif';
$cmd2 = sprintf('convert %s -resize 320x240 %s',$file_name_output,$file_name_output_done);
exec($cmd2);
$cmd3=sprintf('convert  -font Arial -fill orange -pointsize 50 -gravity north -draw "text 0,30 \"Click Play\"" -gravity Center %s %s',$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done);
exec($cmd3);
$cmd4=sprintf('convert  -font Arial -fill orange -pointsize 16 -gravity south -draw "text 0,40 \"CLICK PLAY  VIDEO\"" -gravity Center %s %s',$file_name_output_done,$file_name_output_done);
exec($cmd4);

PHP:

 

Well, what's this error?

try without sprintf then.

$cmd = 'ffmpeg -t 3 -ss 00:00:02 -i ' . $file_location . ' ' . $file_name_output;

PHP:

 

I think that may work as silly as that sounds.. haha thanks I will try that. (i did try something like that but I believe my quotes and periods may have been in the wrong spot.