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

[<mailinglists@xxxxxxx>]

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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