Re: [PHP] Executing shell commands

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Cummings
On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 03:41, Teren wrote: Hi, I'm trying to write a front end for something and I want to be able to execute shell commands. I tried all of the pre-written functions and non of them would work. I setup a user that can sudo and then i set apache to run as that user. So, what I

RE: [PHP] Executing shell commands

2003-11-09 Thread Javier Muniz
, November 09, 2003 12:47 AM To: Teren Cc: PHP-General Subject: Re: [PHP] Executing shell commands On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 03:41, Teren wrote: Hi, I'm trying to write a front end for something and I want to be able to execute shell commands. I tried all of the pre-written functions and non of them

RE: [PHP] Executing shell commands

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Cummings
then it should be treated the same way user-inputted data is, and never trusted. -Javier -Original Message- From: Robert Cummings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 12:47 AM To: Teren Cc: PHP-General Subject: Re: [PHP] Executing shell commands On Sun, 2003-11-09

RE: [PHP] Executing shell commands

2003-11-09 Thread Javier Muniz
; PHP-General Subject: RE: [PHP] Executing shell commands I did mention database as one of the solutions. The question wasn't about security so I didn't elaborate. Cheers, Rob. On Sun, 2003-11-09 at 16:45, Javier Muniz wrote: Ack! No no no no no! At least put something this critical

RE: [PHP] Executing shell commands

2003-11-09 Thread Chris Shiflett
--- Robert Cummings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did mention database as one of the solutions. The question wasn't about security so I didn't elaborate. I have done this same thing in the past, because I tend to answer the question asked and nothing more. However, recently I have begun trying to

RE: [PHP] Executing shell commands

2003-11-09 Thread Robert Cummings
On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 00:34, Chris Shiflett wrote: --- Robert Cummings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did mention database as one of the solutions. The question wasn't about security so I didn't elaborate. I have done this same thing in the past, because I tend to answer the question asked

Re: [PHP] executing shell commands.

2003-09-10 Thread Douglas Douglas
Hi! I'm not sure this could be your problem, but this is what I see: $numlin = '/bin/cat /dcsa-ws1/share/webadm1/public_html/system-reports/security/rhosts/eqty/$system | /bin/wc -l'; I think you should write it like this: $numlin = /bin/cat

Re: [PHP] executing shell commands.

2003-09-10 Thread Curt Zirzow
* Thus wrote Sethi, Samir (IDS DMDS) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): I am executing the following within PHP - $system = `/bin/ls /dcsa-ws1/share/webadm1/public_html/system-reports/security/rhosts/eqty | /bin/egrep -v server|header|index|report|php|old|title | /bin/head -$x | /bin/tail -1 |

RE: [PHP] executing shell commands.

2003-09-10 Thread Sethi, Samir (IDS DMDS)
/public_html/system-reports/security/rhos ts/eqty/$system` ; Thanks. Samir. -Original Message- From: Curt Zirzow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:15 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [PHP] executing shell commands. * Thus wrote Sethi, Samir (IDS DMDS

RE: [PHP] Executing Shell Commands.

2003-01-23 Thread Bryan Brannigan
I believe something like this would do it: system('ls -l'); -Original Message- From: scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Executing Shell Commands. Hello, Does anybody know how to execute a shell

Re: [PHP] Executing Shell Commands.

2003-01-23 Thread Chris Hewitt
scott wrote: Hello, Does anybody know how to execute a shell command from PHP on a Linux system? exec() and friends. HTH Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

RE: [PHP] Executing Shell Commands.

2003-01-23 Thread John W. Holmes
Does anybody know how to execute a shell command from PHP on a Linux system? Yes. ---John Holmes... PS: http://homepages.tesco.net/~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/questions-with-yes-or-n o-answers.html PSS: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)

Re: [PHP] Executing Shell Commands.

2003-01-23 Thread Maxim Maletsky
Use the execution operator backtricks (``) ?php echo 'pre'; echo `ls -la`; ? will throw you the shell's ls -la to the browser -- Maxim Maletsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... : Hello, Does anybody know how to execute a shell command from PHP on a Linux system?

Re: [PHP] Executing Shell Commands.

2003-01-23 Thread Chris Hewitt
scott wrote: Thanks Chris, Could you explain to me how to launch a program from PHP as another user, such as root? The app that I am trying to launch, apache does not have rights to. And, it would be to complex of a procedure to change the ownership on all of the processes that go with it.