Re: [PHP] Using PHP to change Linux IP address
AndyO wrote: I'm working on a project where an engineer/user has to be able to log in to a device locally and change the IP address. The OS is Linux. We want to make the interface simple and so we thought of using a webpage that allows the engineer/user to change the address without having to use the Linux tools netconfig or ifconfig. Is it possible to use a PHP script to change the IP address? PHP (the webserver) would have to have permission to edit the ifcfg-eth0 (eth1, eth2, etc) file, and have permission to restart the network. -- John C. Nichel ÜberGeek KegWorks.com 716.856.9675 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Using PHP to change Linux IP address
John Nichel wrote: AndyO wrote: I'm working on a project where an engineer/user has to be able to log in to a device locally and change the IP address. The OS is Linux. We want to make the interface simple and so we thought of using a webpage that allows the engineer/user to change the address without having to use the Linux tools netconfig or ifconfig. Is it possible to use a PHP script to change the IP address? PHP (the webserver) would have to have permission to edit the ifcfg-eth0 (eth1, eth2, etc) file, and have permission to restart the network. Thanks I will look in to this. Seems like a sound enough idea. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Using PHP to change Linux IP address
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:50:27 -0500, John Nichel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PHP (the webserver) would have to have permission to edit the ifcfg-eth0 (eth1, eth2, etc) file, and have permission to restart the network. sudo would probably help with the permissions requirements. -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://gdconsultants.com/ http://destiney.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Using PHP to change Linux IP address
Greg Donald wrote: On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:50:27 -0500, John Nichel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PHP (the webserver) would have to have permission to edit the ifcfg-eth0 (eth1, eth2, etc) file, and have permission to restart the network. sudo would probably help with the permissions requirements. Greg's right, but if you go the sudo route (in fact any route giving your webserver this type of permission), read and understand the docs completely. Editing the ifcfg-ethX file is one thing, but giving it the permission level to restart the network could lead to serious security issues if it's not done properly. I'll stop now, as this can easily go waaay off topic, and can become an extremely long, involved thread. ;) -- By-Tor.com ...it's all about the Rush http://www.by-tor.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
