telnet session via PHP

Anon

dear friends,
i've got a big problems....

how do i create a script to do a telnet session via PHP.

terje-s

Well, good question indeed.

Telnet seems to be so simple, yet it is not. There is a lot to keep track of. Personally I'd go with a regular client instead of coding your own. Via PHP (correction; web, unless you use Java), you cannot control cursor positions, ANSI colors etc. (Or, it'd be one H**L of a project).

If you're really serious about this, start by learning the telnet RFC. When you know this by head, drop me an e-mail.

http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/RFC/854/

There are, however, already Java telnet clients available. Try google if this is what you want.

lucianoes

Most hosts these days don't let you have Telnet access, replacing it with SSH. Telnet is not secure, they know what they're doing.

The PHP manual has a small recipe for a mini-server script that maybe you can upload to your server and have your own exclusive Telnet access. I wouldn't advise that, though.

    Luciano ES
    Santos, SP - Brasil