execute bat file in PHP

[amonamon]

please I need advice...

I have one batch file on the same directory where my PHP + html code is..is there a way to put a button on my web site so that end user can push button and star batch file on server..??

basicly can I put link or button to execute batch file on the same directory where web site is situated??

thanks..

[the tree]

There probably is a way (someone here will know), but why? What can a batch script do that a PHP script cant?

[amonamon]

right...
but here is Bat file...

download.ftp
start.bat


so it starts one ftp..and than it starts another bat which is for compiling java files..

so start.ba is:

javac first1.java
java.exe first1


javac second2
java.exe second2


copy *.jpg C:\wamp\www\file\pics

del *.jpg

so I use java to create some pics..that is why I needed php to execute bat file so it could save some time..any ideas??

[MrCoder]

exec();

[amonamon]

<?php
exec(script.bat);

?>

gives no result...any other ideas??

Thanks

[MrCoder]

http://uk2.php.net/function.exec

[amonamon]

Thanks Mr Coder it works...but time out is on 30 sec. and also how can I make a button from this:

<?php
echo exec('download.ftp');
echo exec('start.bat');
?>

cheers,

[MrCoder]

http://uk2.php.net/set_time_limit

As for making a button to do it, I think you mean something like this?

<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
echo exec('download.ftp');
echo exec('start.bat');
echo "Done!";
} else {
// display the form
?>
<form action="" method="post">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="DO IT!">
</form>
<?php
}
?>

[amonamon]

yes exactlly but this would not work...I mean it does not execute .bat file...it seems to alco correct but somehow it would not execute .bat file..

any ideas?

[MrCoder]

Try it agian, I edited the code.

[amonamon]

MrCoder thanks for code it works...but is there a way to put more then 30 sec. in execution time...becouse it takes more then 30 sec fot my bat fiel to execute...can I prolong that time...??

[MrCoder]

set_time_limit(0);

[amonamon]

Mr Coder Thank U very much that solved my problem...I later on read about this func.. it can be also changed in php.ini...

Thanks a lot again..

[Vonbo]

Is there a way to load this bat file and add some parameteres? I would like to add a number of user parameters with whitespace between them.

How can I do this?

[ramil86]

http://uk2.php.net/set_time_limit

As for making a button to do it, I think you mean something like this?

<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
echo exec('download.ftp');
echo exec('start.bat');
echo "Done!";
} else {
// display the form
?>
<form action="" method="post">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="DO IT!">
</form>
<?php
}
?>

Hi, thanks a lot guys that helped me solve my problem, i am now able to execute bat files but there is one problem. When i push the submit button it redirects to a blank page of my php file. Is there a way to execute my bat files without going to a blank or another page i mean i just pust the sumbit button and it only executes my bat file without effecting my php page.Do i need javascript for this?My bat file is "@echo off
mode com1:9600,N,8,1 >nul
echo Q> com1"
The second question is about having several buttons and executing several bat files , how to write multiple if else coonditions(nested) or i need to use elseif? Please help me ,i'm new in php.
Thank you