How to send files to another machine by using IP-address

chinni_77

Hello everybody,

I've 3 form fields in a form:User name, Password and IP-address.I store the user names and passwords in a flat file.Now, when i enter the username, password and IP-address and hit a button, I want to get connected to the given IP-address of the machine provided if the user name and password is matched.Once, if this is done, i should be able to send files, commands or variables.The remote entity creates a folder and save the files into it.
Could somebody please give me an in-sight how should i do this one???

Thanks in advance

HalfaBee

Have a look at the FTP commands in the php manual.

You can send and receive files from the remote IP addr. Not quite sure what you mean by "commands or varaibles".

HalfaBee

chinni_77

Thanks a HalfaBee, I'll look at it.Well what i mean about commands is, I got some executable scripts(match scripts) in the other machine and if issue a command they have to execute accordingly.Is that possible??

Thanks for your time.

Ps:If any of you have different ideas, pls post here🙂

codeDV

You'll need to have PHP scripts on both ends i.e (the computer sending the files and the computer receiving files). You could do this in the following ways:

Use the IP address to establish connection with the script on a web server. e.g. http://123.12.123.12/file_transfer.php

To do this the PHP script on the client computer (the one sending the files) would need to send a HTTP POST request to the server (computer receiving the files). The server will check the user name and password and send a status accordingly e.g 200 (Correct), 403 (Denied).

Files can then be transferred using the HTTP POST method.
Have PHP listen on a particular port for a connection. This allows direct communication between the two scripts without having to go through a web server. However the scripts will need to run constantly as they are waiting for a connection. Once the connection is established from either PHP it will be quite easy to use a set of commands similar to FTP for file transfer and authentication.

The later method is a lot more complicated but would be more efficient once set up. The first method is a lot easier to set up and would only require two short scripts.

These are the only two methods I can come up with. Others may have better ideas. Just PM if you want me to try and come up with something.

HalfaBee

You can execute the scripts at the other end using the include() or file() , file_get_contents() or fopen() using the full http://ipaddr/script.php

e.g. $result = file_get_conents( "http://192.168.1.1/script.php?id=27" );

HalfaBee

Originally posted by chinni_77
Thanks a HalfaBee, I'll look at it.Well what i mean about commands is, I got some executable scripts(match scripts) in the other machine and if issue a command they have to execute accordingly.Is that possible??

Thanks for your time.

Ps:If any of you have different ideas, pls post here🙂