Re: Starting a batch file from a webpage...

["Shaf Ali" <shaf@xxxxxxx>]

Soz been ignoring mail :

Try this : http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.set-time-limit.php

Try the Apache timeout.

If no joy create a .bat file that does nothing but sleep

----- Original Message -----
From: <mailinglists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 11:29 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Starting a batch file from a webpage...


> Chaps,
>
> The 'php_set_timeout(0)' fails with a fatal error: Call to undefined
> function. I'm running v4.3.1 is this new enough?
>
> The "system('start mybatchfile.bat)" seems to start
something, and the
> browser progress bar v.slowly creeps up and then stops....
>
> Any more ideas?
> Cheers,
> Lee
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Ross McKillop [mailto:home@xxxxxxx]
>   Sent: 07 December 2003 10:23
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Starting a batch file from a webpage...
>
>
>   This might work
>
>   <?php
>   php_set_timeout(0);
>   system('mybatchfile.bat;');
>   ?>
>
>   If not, what version of PHP do you have installed as the various
>   timeout things change in newer versions
>   --
>   Ross McKillop
>   On 7 Dec 2003, at 02:01, <mailinglists@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   > Ross/Justin,
>   >
>   > I've tried both directions, but the batch file takes 10mins to
run, so
>   > the
>   > webpage times out, which I think kills the run.
>   > I've looked around and tried a few things but I can't get it to
fork a
>   > seperate process and return a 'job started page'.
>   >
>   > Any ideas?
>   >   -----Original Message-----
>   >   From: Ross McKillop [mailto:home@xxxxxxx]
>   >   Sent: 06 December 2003 12:21
>   >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Starting a batch file from a webpage...
>   >
>   >
>   >   Alternatively, with PHP
>   >   <?php
>   >   system('mybatchfile.bat');
>   >   ?>
>   >
>   >   if you want the output to be visible
>   >   <?php
>   >   echo system('mybatchfile.bat');
>   >   ?>
>   >
>   >   Ross
>   >
>   >   --
>   >   Ross McKillop
>   >   On 6 Dec 2003, at 09:18, Justin wrote:
>   >
>   >> You should be able to place a batch file in your CGI folder
and run
it
>   >> from a link etc.
>   >>
>   >> Justin.
>   >>
>   >> Quoting mailinglists@xxxxxxx:
>   >>
>   >>> I'd like to kick off a dos batch file from a
button/link on a
>   >>> webpage, this
>   >>> has been discussed before using ASP, but as I don't run
IIS/ASP, I'd
>   >>> like
>   >>> to
>   >>> do the same from Apache maybe using PHP/Perl ???
>   >>> Any ideas?
>   >>>
>   >>> Cheers,
>   >>> Lee
>   >
>
>
>
>
>
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