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theguy0000 · Dec 27th, 2006, 9:27 PM

hello, I will be running on a windows server, and I was wondering if there was a command i could use to execute an exe file on the server.

headzoo · Dec 27th, 2006, 11:40 PM

Hi,
Check out these functions: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php
Be careful though, since running untrusted code at the command line opens up a whole can of security risks.

theguy0000 · Dec 27th, 2006, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by headzoo

Hi,
Check out these functions: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php
Be careful though, since running untrusted code at the command line opens up a whole can of security risks.

thank you, and yes I am aware of the security risk, but I am only running one file and it is hard-coded so the user cannot run whatever they want...so I'm not too worried

thanks!

theguy0000 · Dec 27th, 2006, 11:54 PM

so, on the exec fund, where exactly does the output come from? the console of the ran program?

theguy0000 · Dec 29th, 2006, 6:04 PM

sorry, I meant exe fun, not fund...

and why does no one want to answer me?

niteice · Dec 29th, 2006, 10:58 PM

exec() returns whatever the program prints on stdout. So if your program is:

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#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    fputs("Hello, world!\n", stdout);
}

The return value of exec() is "Hello, world!\n".

theguy0000 · Dec 30th, 2006, 11:04 AM

thanks

and above, I meant exec func, not fund or fun, i meant FUNC...lol

Dec 27th, 2006, 9:27 PM	#1
theguy0000 Programmer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 4	execute an exe on the server hello, I will be running on a windows server, and I was wondering if there was a command i could use to execute an exe file on the server.

Dec 29th, 2006, 10:58 PM	#6
niteice Programmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 98 Rep Power: 4	exec() returns whatever the program prints on stdout. So if your program is: (Toggle Plain Text) #include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char argv) { fputs("Hello, world!\n", stdout); } #include <stdio.h> int main(int argc, char argv) { fputs("Hello, world!\n", stdout); } The return value of exec() is "Hello, world!\n".

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Dec 27th, 2006, 11:40 PM	#2
headzoo Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Hi, Check out these functions: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php Be careful though, since running untrusted code at the command line opens up a whole can of security risks.

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theguy0000 Programmer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 4	so, on the exec fund, where exactly does the output come from? the console of the ran program?

Dec 29th, 2006, 6:04 PM	#5
theguy0000 Programmer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 4	sorry, I meant exe fun, not fund... and why does no one want to answer me?

Dec 30th, 2006, 11:04 AM	#7
theguy0000 Programmer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 4	thanks and above, I meant exec func, not fund or fun, i meant FUNC...lol

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