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

['chris']

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

[Michael Schulte zur Sur]

Hi,

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

greetings,

Michael

['chris']

yes, and now it works !

thanks
chris

['chris']

sorry big mistake !

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

any idea ?

regards
chris

[Stuart Browne · Accepted solution]

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.