program-php-browser

Anon

Is it possible to connect a c++-program to a browser using PHP and an apache-server?

I want to control a c++-program with explorer or netscape. Is it possible to call the c++-program with PHP?

Help me.

DAisy

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You can directly access a C program from apache, no need for PHP.
Read about how to create a CGI program in C.

jcleary

Options 1:
Your c++ program could be configure to check a MySQL database or text file which could easily be modified using PHP. The c++ program would either have to run as a daemon, or as a cron job.

Option 2:
You can call a program directly from within php using system()

Hope this helps
John

Anon

Can you give us a bit more information?

Let's say that our c++ program is the most simple:
void main()
{
printf ("Helloworld");
}
What do we have to do exactly to get it in the webpage?

Maarten

Anon

Can you give us a bit more information?

Let's say that our c++ program is the most simple:
void main()
{
printf ("Helloworld");
}
What do we have to do exactly to get it in the webpage?

Maarten

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CGI programs talk to the webserver via stdin, stdout and environment variables.

Like I said, go to google and search for CGI, there's ton's of info out there...

jcleary

You could get your c++ program to create HTML headers etc and then call it directly. You might have to put it in the cgi-bin directory and call it like this

http://www.whatever.com/cgi-bin/app_name

you could create a c++ program without the html tags and put it into a php script like this

<? system("cgi-bin/app_name") ?>

</BODY>

but this is not efficent and possbily not very secure.

I suspect vincents approach is probably the best (usually is!)

Vincent - is my first option what you meant? Would you have to modify httpd.conf?

Anon

Is it possible to acces to c-program with servlets?

Anon

What is CGI?? They say it is a protocol. Others say it can be compared with asp, php and servlets.
Isn't CGI old???

Anon

CGI = Common Gateway Interface.

It's how a webserver talks to an executable.
It is nothing more than normal stid/stdout communication.
The webserver starts your binary and passes the HTTP paramteres, like POST and GET information to it.
Whatever output the binary generates is passed back to the server and through to the client.

Yes it is old, but even PHP uses it 🙂

Anon

Do you need a special program to install CGI?
I've downloaded a simple example, but when a want to try it, I get the message I don't have permission. I've found lots of information about permissions, but they are all for UNIX and Perl. And I work with Windows 98 and an Apache-server. How do I grant permissions?

Anon

yes u can using JNI.....