Throwing Linux/Windows Commands (Local and Remote)

ComputerNerd888

Hello,

I need to be able to execute commands from php and a Linux and a Windows station... I can use system() for that....

But what my problem is is that I need to be able to execute commands on other remote computers....

I cant just system anymore... What should I do?

Andrew

AdamBrill

Hmm... Maybe you could use exec or shell_exec?

ComputerNerd888

Not for remote server abiltys...

Though I was thinking that maybe I could use shell_exec() to run ssh to log into a remote sever and than run te commands needed...

If the safe_mode_exec_dir in the php.ini, list just say pointed to /home/test/ if I am to make a sys link to all need function in /home/test/ could I execute them while php is in safe mode? Can can I stop them from working, for all other script, just this one?

I was thinking that I could make a .php file that is not on the web server dir and that it use CLI. These files than could be owned by a special made user than I could use:

`su special_user_name password; ./script_name.php`

Than this script could take over (maybe) get root access (be security problem) connect to other servers via ssh and issue all the need commands...

Would this work? Any security problems you are think of?

Andrew