Executing a server script from PHP

[sde]

this question was emailed to me, so i thought i'd answer it in the php forum where it should be:

hi its about web panel, i write similar panel on php and i need know mby you know how you starting hlds server through httpd?

i try any funcions system (); exec (); etc...
but that funcions didnt work....
in my config of php have acess on that funcions.

i try write system ("/etc/init.d/hlds start"); but it didnt work because no have root acess

mby you know how through httpd starting my hlds ?

I would make a script that starts the half-life server and store it in a subdirectory of my user account.

/user/sde/scripts/start-hlds.sh

#!/bin/sh
./hlds_run -game cstrike +noipx +ip 1.2.3.4 +port
 27015 +map de_dust2 +maxplayers 21 +localinfo

now if i want PHP to be able to modify this script, i need to change the permissions so everyone can execute it.

chmod 755 /user/sde/scripts/start-hlds.sh

now the script is setup and has permissions so anyone can read or execute it. let's use the php exec() function to now execute this script:

PHP Code:

<?
exec("/user/sde/scripts/start-hlds.sh");
?>

let me know how it goes.

[Tmsoft]

Originally Posted by sde

this question was emailed to me, so i thought i'd answer it in the php forum where it should be:


I would make a script that starts the half-life server and store it in a subdirectory of my user account.

/user/sde/scripts/start-hlds.sh

#!/bin/sh
./hlds_run -game cstrike +noipx +ip 1.2.3.4 +port
 27015 +map de_dust2 +maxplayers 21 +localinfo

now if i want PHP to be able to modify this script, i need to change the permissions so everyone can execute it.

chmod 755 /user/sde/scripts/start-hlds.sh

now the script is setup and has permissions so anyone can read or execute it. let's use the php exec() function to now execute this script:

PHP Code:

<?
exec("/user/sde/scripts/start-hlds.sh");
?>

let me know how it goes.

Yep but i have different system

halfd - where is all configs -game cstrike +noipx +ip 1.2.3.4 +port
in server.cfg all configs what i need.

I dont want changing system i want start from php
/etc/init.d/halds start .

Mby have some another ideas ?

[sde]

just make a script with exactly the code you use to start the server from the command line. ( change the sh script to your own code )

then use php to execute that script.

[idx]

If the apache user (www?) can't execute /etc/init.d/halds, then you either:

1 - Make sure that user can execute scripts in that directory.. This isn't exactly a great idea due to security concerns.


2 - As sde mentioned, make a copy of the start up script so the apache user can execute it.

..even then it might not work depending on what unix user needs to be running the hlds daemon. (eg: root or hlds?) If it needs to be root or suid to another user, then it might be a bit harder.

3. Maybe setup a page that (is authenticated) and writes a request to a certain directory. Then have a cron that checks for this file and starts hlds if this file exists...

-r

[Tmsoft]

heh idea about cron i think better, try that way
tnx for any help