Remote-controlling Apache w/ PHP

Anon

I'm trying to write a "control center" for my Apache server, where you log into a part of the site, and are given the options to edit the httpd.conf file, restart, or stop the server. I've gotten the edit part to work, but when I have the PHP for restart or stop call

exec("\"G:\Apache Group\Apache\Apache.exe\" -w -n \"Apache\" -k stop ");

exec("\"G:\Apache Group\Apache\Apache.exe\" -w -n \"Apache\" -k restart ");

it doesn't work. btw, I'm running win2kSP2, apache 1.3.20, and php 4.0.5. Apache is installed in "g:\apache group\apache". Any help would be appreciated. Thx.

P.S.: I know the server can't be started up again remotely after it's been stopped - the start script would have to be run on the server, which isn't currently running 🙂

Anon

exec() is really a Unix thing that works a bit on Microsponge but not properly so that could be your problem, also I'd check that you've got enough escape slashes - you may need to turn \" into \\" for example or you may wish to try using single quotes or backticks around your exec....

exec('"G:\Apache Group\Apache\Apache.exe" -w -n "Apache" -k restart ');

Dave

Anon

Thanks for your help. I had talked to AlCapone, and together we were able to work it out. I found out there was a small typo in my restart line. The stop line was actually working all the time - It just turns out it takes a while for Apache to stop when called by the exec command... perhaps it's waiting for the PHP interpreter to shut down before it stops. shrug

Also, the funny thing is, when I would try to escape the backslashes in the path (using \ instead of just ), it wouldn't work. I'd tried that initially, and it just spewed. However, the quotes did need to be escaped (\" rather than ")... go figure. that's winblows for ya.

Gads, I can't wait until I finish my comp. sci. classes that require me to have M$ Visual Studio... then I'll finally be able to make my comp a linux box and set it up properly. =p