Also try using the exec command with an array and that will provide the result for you so you can verify if the command was successful using php...
Check here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php BigDog "Josh Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Database: sites > > I have to columns: "id" and "site". I will have approx 800 entries in the db > when I am finished and what I want it to do and start with 1st entry and > ping the site and display in a table on the screen if it was able to ping > site or not. > > This is what I have so far. My problem is I am not sure how to make it > select a entry, perform the ping, record the results, and then continue to > the next entry. > > <? > $db = mysql_connect("localhost","","") or die("Problem connecting"); > mysql_select_db("josh") or die("Problem selecting database"); > $query = "SELECT * FROM josh.sites"; > $result = mysql_query($query) or die ("Query failed"); > $numofrows = mysql_num_rows($result); > for($i = 0; $i < $numofrows; $i++) { > $row = mysql_fetch_array($result); > if($i % 2) { //this means if there is a remainder > > $site = ".row['site']."; <---- its not pulling a site from the > database? > > > $host1 = `ping -n 4 $site`; > > if (eregi("reply", $host1)) { > echo "$site is up!"; > } else { > echo ("$site is down!"); > } > > echo ("<p>"); > ?> > > Please Help! > > Josh Evans > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
