running a php script remotly

[hyster]

lo guys.

i run a gaming server (winxp).sometimes a game server will crash so i created a batch file to retart it and got a php file to run the bat file so members can use the php scirpt instead of giving them access to the actual box.

the question is:can i run a php scipt on my game server FROM a remote web site and still get the origanal script to start the bat file?i can include the script on the remote site but it dosent run the bat file.

id prefer not having people usin the site on the game server and keep them on the remote site.

basics of the script:

<?php

set_time_limit(0);
if(isset($_POST['submit40']))
{
echo exec('.\CVS\pb\7777pistols.bat');
echo "";
} else {

?>

<?php
}
?>
<form action="" method="post">
  <div align="left"> 
    <p align="center"> 
      <input type="submit" name="submit40" value=" Re-Start Pistols">
    </p>
  </div>
</form>

thers more to the script but thats basicly what the important part is.im not worryed about the script unless i have to change it but i thought id give people an idea of what it is.

in a nutshell.
the above scipt is on site A : (script runs a bat file)
i want to be able to use the script on A from site B

hope this makes sense as i confused myself writting it.

thx for any help.

[Blulagoon]

This is a path to a local file on the computer running the php script.

echo exec('.\CVS\pb\7777pistols.bat');

I'd guess you'd need to use something like:
exec('my server ip address\my path to bat file');

although I'm not sure I'd want to do it that way.

Blu

[MarkR]

No, you'd need PHP running on your game server in that case.

Another option is to have some kind of RPC system which calls out from the public PHP page, to a facility which can restart the game server. This could be a second copy of PHP, which you have on a private address and send a HTTP POST to, telling it to restart the game.

Mark

[hyster]

i have php installed on the game server.i can do what ever i want with the server.install anything as long as its game "related".

i have a few status scripts i modded displayed on the game server site then use "include" to display it on my public site.