execute linux program

[cucuru]

hello.

 

I'm trying to execute a linux console with PHP, I tried exec, shell_exec, passthru... but it seems that they can't.

 

I looked the security and this is my answer:

 

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 301272 2009-10-20 07:35 "gnome-terminal"

 

so, everybody can execute the console.

 

Maybe the problem is the path:

 

$output = exec('/bin/usr/gnome-terminal');

 

Or maybe it is another problem.

 

Could you help me?

 

Thanks. Regards

[trq]

/bin/usr doesn't exist on any Linux Ive worked with.

 

Try...

 

$output = exec('/usr/bin/gnome-terminal');

 

I'm not sure what your expecting to do with a term program however.

[cucuru]

I'm sorry... but I don't see the different between your PHP code and mine...

 

I just want open a console.

 

I found this in error.log in apache2:

 

GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details -  1: Not running within active session)

 

Configuration server??? I want open it in client side...

 

Thank you

[dgoosens]

PHP runs server side...

This means it has no ways of communicating directly with the client's machine...

What you're trying to achieve is not possible with PHP.

 

 

[cucuru]

it isn't possible? do you know how can I do it?

 

ActiveX is just for windows, isn't it?

 

Thank you. Regards

[trq]

Firstly, to clear a point, I was using the path /usr/bin not /bin/usr, but anyway....

 

You cannot possibly open a console client side via php. PHP executes on the server, not the client.

[dgoosens]

it isn't possible? do you know how can I do it?

 

ActiveX is just for windows, isn't it?

 

Thank you. Regards

 

even if it were possible, why would a Windows user want to open a console ?

I mean, Linux users most of the time know what a console is...

but I am pretty sure that a webpage that would open a Windows console would freak most of the users out !!

 

what are you trying to get done exactly ?

try to explain that clearly and we might come up with a solution...

[cucuru]

Ok, I'll try explain better.

 

I want opening a console in a Linux client and the server is also a Linux machine.

 

the console exist in the client, I want executing it, the console existing in the client machine.

 

I said the ActiveX because I saw some examples in the web, but I think it's impossible to me use them.

 

Thanks for your time.

 

Regards

[dgoosens]

Ok, I'll try explain better.

 

I want opening a console in a Linux client and the server is also a Linux machine.

 

the console exist in the client, I want executing it, the console existing in the client machine.

 

I said the ActiveX because I saw some examples in the web, but I think it's impossible to me use them.

 

Thanks for your time.

 

Regards

 

but why would you want to launch the console on the client's machine ?

What is supposed to happen next ?

[oni-kun]

Ok, I'll try explain better.

 

I want opening a console in a Linux client and the server is also a Linux machine.

 

the console exist in the client, I want executing it, the console existing in the client machine.

 

I said the ActiveX because I saw some examples in the web, but I think it's impossible to me use them.

 

Thanks for your time.

 

Regards

 

Yes, It may be possible to run the terminal but what are you attempting to do with it? If you're wanting to run commands such as 'ls /usr/bin' then you need not a terminal, or are you trying to make a direct 'link' to feed it commands?

[cucuru]

I just need open it. The rest of things are latter...

 

You said it is possible, could you say me how, please? I'm trying it for 2 days!

 

Thanks.

 

Regards

[dgoosens]

I just need open it. The rest of things are latter...

 

well, it does matter though...

how do you expect to communicate with it ?

[oni-kun]

I just need open it. The rest of things are latter...

 

You said it is possible, could you say me how, please? I'm trying it for 2 days!

 

Thanks.

 

Regards

 

What do you mean? You cannot use PHP to maintain an active server session with a terminal, all you can do is feed commands to it. There is a thing called SSH that can do this for you, provided you understand in the first place this can't be handled via PHP itself.

[cucuru]

ok, I'm sorry, I had to explain it before...

 

I want open a SSH conection with ssh2 extension of php, and after it open the terminal (with the conection created), I know I can simulate a terminal with ssh2 extension, but I can't do it, my boss forgive it to me.

 

Thank you for your time.

 

regards

[oni-kun]

ok, I'm sorry, I had to explain it before...

 

I want open a SSH conection with ssh2 extension of php, and after it open the terminal (with the conection created), I know I can simulate a terminal with ssh2 extension, but I can't do it, my boss forgive it to me.

 

Thank you for your time.

 

regards

 

It's still hard to know what you're wanting to achieve without an example of what you're trying to do with the shell open, but I'm sure you can find your answers. Here's an example use of the SSH2 PHP lib:

http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/make_ssh_connections_with_php/

[cucuru]

The ssh connection works.

 

Now, I want open a console with this connection, so I don't have to write:

ssh -p xxxx yy.yy.yy.yy

 

and the password, it is done by php.

 

So, I open the console and use it as usual, I just have a lot of connections (ssh and http) and I need to put it together in a web site, because the user don't know the password, and havn't the certificate.

 

Regards

 

[trq]

I'll say it again. You cannot open a terminal or any other application on a client using php. End of story.

[oni-kun]

I'll say it again. You cannot open a terminal or any other application on a client using php. End of story.

 

Why are you taking his wording so literal? 

[cucuru]

I'll say it again. You cannot open a terminal or any other application on a client using php. End of story.

 

I'll never understand why are people so unpleasant, if you don't want help me, don't do it, don't open this post, but forums are for helping people... so...

 

I know it is not possible do it with php, I asked before if you know how, javascript maybe?

 

Thank you everybody, including thorpe

[trq]

I'll say it again. You cannot open a terminal or any other application on a client using php. End of story.

 

I'll never understand why are people so unpleasant, if you don't want help me, don't do it, don't open this post, but forums are for helping people... so...

 

I know it is not possible do it with php, I asked before if you know how, javascript maybe?

 

Thank you everybody, including thorpe

 

I'm not sure what is so unkind about the facts. You asked your question in a php forum and got the appropriate answer as far as I'm concerned.

 

To get further help, you still need to explain why you think you need a terminal, you might not need it at all.

[cucuru]

I'll say it again. You cannot open a terminal or any other application on a client using php. End of story.

 

I'll never understand why are people so unpleasant, if you don't want help me, don't do it, don't open this post, but forums are for helping people... so...

 

I know it is not possible do it with php, I asked before if you know how, javascript maybe?

 

Thank you everybody, including thorpe

 

I'm not sure what is so unkind about the facts. You asked your question in a php forum and got the appropriate answer as far as I'm concerned.

 

To get further help, you still need to explain why you think you need a terminal, you might not need it at all.

 

I'm going to explain you what is so unkind, I'm just answering the questions you did to me, I also asked what can I do if php is not an option... so:

 

I'll say it again. You cannot open a terminal or any other application on a client using php. End of story.

 

Is very unkind.