how to connect to the command line php from a front end in site

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January 7th, 2006, 01:03 PM

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how to connect to the command line php from a front end in site

Hello friends,

I want to execute a command line php script from front end.
for example i am writing the output of a command into a file using system command.this whole php file when run from site not able to connect and run.

i would like to know the connection of php root,how to do it ?

thanks in advance

January 8th, 2006, 12:43 AM

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RE: how to connect to the command line php from a front end in site

So let me get this straight you want to be able to input a command into a web form and then have it run in the shell, using System or exec? Can i just say this is a very very very bad idea as root unless you lock it down soo much its practically useless IMO.

But Couldnt you just do something like

php Code:

Original - php Code
<?php if(!isset($_REQUEST['submit'])){ echo ' <form action="#" method="post"> Command: <input type="text" name="cmd"><br> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Execute"> </form> '; }else{ $cmd = escapeshellcmd($_REQUEST['cmd']); echo exec($cmd); } ?>

 
 
<?php
 
if(!isset($_REQUEST['submit'])){
 
echo '
<form action="#" method="post">
Command:&nbsp;<input type="text" name="cmd"><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Execute">
</form>
';
 
}else{
 
$cmd = escapeshellcmd($_REQUEST['cmd']);
echo exec($cmd);
 
}
 
?>

DO NOT USE THIS ON A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT (The script is an EXAMPLE and is VERY insecure, just shows the concepts....)

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