shell_exec questions

[pbd4499]

Hello,

Hopeful this forum works by answering.

Does anyone know why the following code doesn't work any longer? I had it at work but I think some system operator has changed something in the Apache server for system settings... Is that possible and in case of yes what can be changed?

And I would like to know how to start an executable file e.g. Telnet.exe followed by IP address.

The code that was working properly is:
if (isset($POST['Submit1']))
{
$ipadr = $POST['host'];
$selected_radio = $_POST['choice'];

	if ($selected_radio == 'optTracering')
	{
		echo 'Tracert to: ';
		echo $ipadr;
		echo '<br>';
		$output = shell_exec("tracert.exe $ipadr");
		echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
	}

else if ($selected_radio == 'optPinging')
{
echo 'Ping: ';
echo $ipadr;
echo '<br>';
$output = shell_exec("ping.exe $ipadr");
echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
}
}
?>

Thanks in advance,

pbd

[jmbrink26]

The first place to look would be your PHP.ini. Just run

<?php php_info(); ?>

See if something has changed in the PHP.ini from before. Perhaps they turned on PHP safe mode or something.