Login or Register to Ask a Question and Join Our Community

Sponsored Content
Full Discussion: executing shell scripts in a browser
Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting executing shell scripts in a browser Post 302252032 by fpmurphy on Tuesday 28th of October 2008 04:07:56 PM
Old 10-28-2008
Yes, it is possible, but generally your web server must be configured to permit it.

For example, if you are using the Apache web server, it must be configured with cgi access so that files in the cgi-bin directory are treated as apps and run by the server when requested rather than as documents.

You also must modify your shell script to output the correct MIME type and html code.

Here is a simple example to output today's date:
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
DATESTR="$(/bin/date)"
echo "Content-type: text/html"
echo ""
echo "<html><head><title>Todays Date</title></head><body>"
echo "<p>Today is ${DATESTR}</p>"
echo "</body></html>"

 

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

executing perl scripts

Does anybody experiencing this same problem? I am using IRIX64 ver 6.5 at work. I wrote some Perl scripts and to execute it. First I try to put the Perl script at: /$HOME/bin/perlscript then I set the correct executable 755 right to the file I make sure the PATH to the executable... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: vtran4270
2 Replies

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

executing variables in ksh scripts?

In a ksh script on an AIX box running a jillion oracle database processes, I'm setting a variable to one of two possible arguments, depending on cmd line arguments. FINDIT="ps -ef | grep oracle | grep DBexport | grep rshrc" -or- FINDIT="ps -ef | grep oracle | grep prod | grep runback" I... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: zedmelon
3 Replies

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Executing Shell Scripts

Hi, I'm pretty new to Unix and I just have a question concerning making a script executable without putting the "sh" command before it. In case it makes the difference I am on an Apple computer using the Terminal. Anyway here is the little test code I wrote followed by the commands I took to try... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: BuyoCat
1 Replies

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Running shell scripts from web browser

I am in need of a mechanism to run shell scripts from web browser. Could any one of you guide me as to which technology to choose? I have some scripts which take some arguments. Appreciate you response. (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: corleone
7 Replies

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Executing scripts in Parallel

Hi All, I have 3 shell scripts, Script1,Script2 and Script3. Now I want to run Script1 and Script2 in parallel and Script3 should depend on successful completion of both Script1 and Script2. Could you please suggest an approach of acheiving this... Thanks in advance (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: itsme_maverick
2 Replies

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Executing several bash scripts in succession

Hi, I am new to shell programming. I am trying to automate setting up a network using several scripts. Some of the scripts require to reboot in order to continue with the setup. Is it possible to enter another script as soon as the system reboots. Also, if the last line of the script is bash... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: fantasyland
7 Replies

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Executing all scripts in /DIR except one

First i need to find all scripts directly under /DIR that end with ".sh" extension except "noallow.sh". That can be done with: find /DIR -maxdepth 1 -name "*.sh"|grep -v "noallow.sh" Now i want to run all the files output from the previous command. The following code: for filename in... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: proactiveaditya
6 Replies

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Default shell for executing scripts

Hi there, And happy new year to everyone. I was wondering how is set the default shell for executing scripts. I mean when the first line of a script file is not #!/bin/bashThen what shell will be used to execute the script? I thought the script file would be parsed using the current shell... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: chebarbudo
6 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Shell scripts exits after executing ypmatch

Hello - I have a script which creates a NIS user on Solaris machine. Before creating the user I check if the user being created laready exists or not using ypmatch and use $? to get the exit code. If a user exists, I get 0, works fine. However when the user is not found, the shell scripts exits by... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: manju--
1 Replies

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Executing multiple scripts using if condition

I have an if condition. If that condition is true then one script will be run and after that I need to check another condition based on the output value of first script. i tried like below : cd lock if ; then rm exitup if ; then kb_shutdown kb_startup if ; then rm exitup if ;... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: charanarjun
3 Replies

LEARN ABOUT SUSE

cachemgr.cgi

cachemgr.cgi(8) 					      System Manager's Manual						   cachemgr.cgi(8)

NAME

       cachemgr.cgi - squid HTTP proxy manager interface

SYNOPSIS

       http://your.server/cgi-bin/cachemgr.cgi

DESCRIPTION

       The  cache  manager (cachemgr.cgi) is a CGI utility for displaying statistics about the Squid HTTP proxy process as it runs. The cache man-
       ager is a convenient way to manage the cache and view statistics without logging into the server.

FILES

       ./cachemgr.conf
       /etc/squid/cachemgr.conf
	      The access configuration file defining which Squid servers may be managed via this  cachemgr.cgi	program.  Each	line  specifies  a
	      server:port followed by an optional description

	      The  server  name  may  contain  shell wildcard characters such as *, [] etc.  A quick selection dropdown menu is automatically con-
	      structed from the simple server names.

	      Specifying :port is optional. If not specified then the default proxy port is assumed. :* or :any matches any  port  on  the  target
	      server.

SECURITY

       cachemgr.cgi calls the requested server on the requested port using HTTP and returns a formatted version of the response. To avoid abuse it
       is recommended to configure your web server to restrict access to the cachemgr.cgi program.

       Configuration examples for many common web servers can be found in the Squid FAQ.

SEE ALSO

       squid(8)
       The Squid FAQ, Chapter 9 The Cache Manager

							   Squid Web Proxy 3.0.STABLE25 					   cachemgr.cgi(8)
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:56 AM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy