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

[Ross McKillop <home@xxxxxxx>]

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
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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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