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I'm looking for a PHP script to start process on linux server

'chris' — Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:01:48 GMT

hi

I'm looking for a PHP script
using using exec command,
to start process on linux server,
like cisco vpn client:

/etc/init.d/vpnclient_init restart

from client via browser.

best regards
cc

Re: I'm looking for a PHP script to start process on linux server

Michael Schulte zur Sur — Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:42:50 GMT

Hi,

I think, you find here what you are looking for:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php

greetings,

Michael

Re: I'm looking for a PHP script to start process on linux server

'chris' — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:51:58 GMT

yes, and now it works !

thanks
chris

Re: I'm looking for a PHP script to start process on linux server

'chris' — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:15:25 GMT

sorry big mistake !

it works only if I start the script from shell but still doesn't work via browser

any idea ?

regards
chris

Re: I'm looking for a PHP script to start process on linux server

Stuart Browne — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:22:13 GMT

Well, it's probably a user issue.

When your Web server tries to start the daemon, it will launch as the apache/www user, not as a 'root' or the normal user.

You either need to suid wrap the start routine (using a perl suid script), or get the vpnclient_init to work as a user (I don't think that can be done, but I've not tried).

To proove this, log in to your machine, 'su' to your web-server user (www or apache usually), then try '/etc/init.d/vpnclient_init', and see what errors you get.