Server up time in html

plisken · 12-05-2004, 07:45 PM

I'm looking to add a web page to a site that wil display the output of the 'w' command, basically show the up time for the server.

All help and pointers appreciated.

mrcheeks · 12-05-2004, 08:24 PM

i believe you can run shell commands in a web programming language which allows scripting, html is for static content.

csfalcon · 12-05-2004, 08:29 PM

you can use java to make a system call and display using jsp.

randyding · 12-05-2004, 11:02 PM

You can create a simple CGI in several languages, here is one in bash.
Just put this in your cgi-bin directory, call it w.cgi
The go to the url http://address/cgi-bin/w.cgi

Code:

#!/bin/sh
echo "Content-type: text/html"
echo ""
echo "<html>"
echo "<head>"
echo "<title>Startup Mode</title>"
echo "<META HTTP-EQUIV=\"Pragma\" CONTENT=\"no-cache\">"
echo "</head>"
echo "<body bgcolor=\"#C0C0C0\" text=\"#000000\" link=\"#0000FF\" vlink=\"#C00000\" alink=\"#FFFF00\">"
echo "<center><h2>Output of w command</h2></center><p>"
echo "<pre>"
w
echo "</pre>"
echo "</body>"
echo "</html>"