execing a file from HTML?

Dirt · 06-06-2003, 03:55 PM

Hi -
Im a newbie to linux and I want to start running a dedicated game server. Ive seen servers that people are able to start and stop from a webpage. How do they do that? Is there a way to make it so that I can set up a webpage with a link on it to start and stop my server (run the exec file). Or is there already pre made programs out there for this and where are they? Is there a command line would it be php or asp? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

acid_kewpie · 06-06-2003, 04:09 PM

well it's certainly not HTML. you can easily interact with the host server via a number of different languages, php, asp , cgi, xslt and others.... just a case of learning howto...

Dirt · 06-06-2003, 04:12 PM

I know quite a bit about PHP but havent found a command yet to do this unless I just overlooked it.

Proud · 06-06-2003, 04:13 PM

It might be better to try a far more secure system, maybe webmin, instead of your own untested coding. Or just engage in a remote session with your server, via ssh maybe?

Dirt · 06-06-2003, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by acid_kewpie
well it's certainly not HTML. you can easily interact with the host server via a number of different languages, php, asp , cgi, xslt and others.... just a case of learning howto...

Yeah bad choice of words, I should have said "execing a file from a WEBPAGE"...

Anyway I solved my problem...

exec ( <filename> )

in PHP works great!! Now the only problemn is gettting it to stop from the webpage

Thanks for everyones responses!
Dirt