Using SSH with PHP?

[karimali831]

Not sure if this is such thing but can you manipulate SSH commands using php? I want this so my members can stop/start servers without the need of a client or login root access.

[Dan]

I know it's definitely possible as a friend of mine created a shoutcast script which manipulates the commands of SSH inside PHP. I'm not sure where to find some good examples though.

[Hexosphere]

Originally Posted by karimali831

Not sure if this is such thing but can you manipulate SSH commands using php? I want this so my members can stop/start servers without the need of a client or login root access.

It would all depend on exactly what it is you're after achieving. PHP can use either the system() call, or the exec() call but would require to be enabled in the php.ini, though given the security risks, these functions are usually disabled.

PHP Code:

system('/home/user/shoutcast/sc_serv sc_serv.ini > /dev/null 2>&1') // Start Shoutcast server - output to /dev/null 


PHP Code:

system('/home/user/shoutcast/sc_serv sc_serv.ini')  // Start Shoucast server - output all to web browser 


PHP Code:

exec('/home/user/shoutcast/sc_serv sc_serv.ini', $status) // Start Shoutcast server - output to variable $status ($status will become an array containing every line of output from the command) 


I've only used shoutcast as an example as Dan mentioned it in the post above, but these are all possible ways of achieving it.

[karimali831]

I use PHP Shell now. It's very much like using the SSH client but on a web page

You set custom login details without using the website login info.