Scripting and PHP

[kudrow]

Hello,

I have a little issue executing a script with PHP. It seams PHP is waiting for a response from the script it is executing. My question is how do I send the output from the script to the php window? For instance, when I run the php command exec ('dir'), I get the directoy info back into the php window within internet explorer. The only way I can see to ouput info with AutoIT is to a MsgBox. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[FireFox]

Hi,

If I understand you correctly, you want to read the output of the php script?

Why don't you get the source code like any other page? (_INetGetSource)

Use the command echo in php to do it.

Br, FireFox.

Edited October 10, 2012 by FireFox

[kudrow]

Hi,

If I understand you correctly, you want to read the output of the php script?

Why don't you get the source code like any other page? (_INetGetSource)

Use the command echo in php to do it.

Br, FireFox.

Not exactly. Lets say I run a php script and tell it to execute example.exe; the page hangs and times out because it is waiting for a response from example.exe. Lets say example.exe is just a little script that gets the external IP address from whatsmyip.org. It outputs the IP address in a MsgBox. Obviously PHP can not read from the MsgBox created by the script. I have been experimenting with ConsoleWrite but if I build the script with the console option checked, the script will not run. I hope I am making more sense.

Thanks.

[FireFox]

Use ConsoleWrite with your autoit script (compile it in GUI mode) then read the std out in php.

Br, FireFox.

[kudrow]

OK, I am getting a little closer. No matter what script I execute with PHP, it never executes correctly. PHP is not hanging, the script is. If I have task manager up and run my php, php executes my script and the script becomes visiable in task manager. At that point, the php is waiting for the script to finish executing so it appears to hang. If I manually kill the script in task manager the php will finish and return the errors from the script. I am thinking this may be a permissions issue but not sure. I am attaching my script file. This script is just for testing the php execution. Below is the error I get in php when I kill the script in task manager.

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Error from function _IECreate (Browser Object Creation Failed) --> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Error from function _IEBodyReadText, $_IEStatus_InvalidDataType

#include 

Local $oIE = _IECreate("www.whatsmyip.us/",0,0)
Local $sText = _IEBodyReadText($oIE)

Local $search = StringRegExp($sText, '([0-9]{1,3})',3)
Global $p="."
Local $ip1=$search[0]
Local $ip2=$search[1]
Local $ip3=$search[2]
Local $ip4=$search[3]
local $ip=$ip1 & $p & $ip2 & $p & $ip3 & $p & $ip4

;MsgBox (1, "Result", $ip)

ConsoleWrite ( $ip )

Exit

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[FireFox]

Can you post the php script ?

Br, FireFox.

[kudrow]

Can you post the php script ?

Br, FireFox.

<?php

exec ('ipcheck2.exe');

?>

I have also tried

<?php

passthru ('ipcheck2.exe');

?>

[bogQ]

so you need to get your own IP adress and display it to user?

[FireFox]

I can't test the IE part because I have not it installed on my computer, so here you go :

<?php
exec('ipcheck2.exe', $aOutPut);

print_r($aOutPut);
?>

#include <INet.au3>

Global $sText = _INetGetSource("http://www.whatsmyip.us/")

Global $search = StringRegExp($sText, '([0-9]{1,3})', 3)
Global $p = "."

Local $ip1 = $search[0]
Local $ip2 = $search[1]
Local $ip3 = $search[2]
Local $ip4 = $search[3]
Local $ip = $ip1 & $p & $ip2 & $p & $ip3 & $p & $ip4

ConsoleWrite($ip)

Exit

Br, FireFox.

Edited October 11, 2012 by FireFox

[kudrow]

so you need to get your own IP adress and display it to user?

Ignore what the script actually does, its just an example. The goal I am trying to achieve is to execute "ANY" application using PHP. I can get normal cmds to execute fine but when I try to execute anything like notepad.exe or my own .exe file, the exe hangs and never executes. I think it may have something to do with user/permissions. I can check the details of the app in task manager and it shows it being ran as IUSR instead of the local user account.

FireFox, your php returns the same results. I greatly appreciate all of your help with this. I am going to continue to research possible permissions issues. Feel free to recommend something else.

Thanks!

[bogQ]

to me on xp spcipt i get Array ( [0] => xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx )in ie user page, so its ok

are you shure you compiled his autoit code? cos your and his code are diffrent

[kudrow]

to me on xp spcipt i get Array ( [0] => xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx )in ie user page, so its ok

are you shure you compiled his autoit code? cos your and his code are diffrent

Are you executing the script from IE using php?

The script runs fine locally. I can double click the compiled exe and it runs with no issues.

Edited October 11, 2012 by kudrow

[bogQ]

yes i am executing the script from IE using php

im using wamp server, i compiled script from FireFoxes post and put it next to index.php in my main www folder, and on adress (i call adress from my ie) http://localhost/ (when wamp is started up) i do get ip adress from autoit console displayed on http://localhost/ page in ie, in the next format

Array ( [0] => xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx )

so no i dont start autoit with double click

php starts autoit, php grabs output from it, php displayes data on my ie

i hope you don't play on linux server

Edited October 11, 2012 by bogQ

[kudrow]

yes i am executing the script from IE using php

im using wamp server, i compiled script from FireFoxes post and put it next to index.php in my main www folder, and on adress (i call adress from my ie) http://localhost/ (when wamp is started up) i do get ip adress from autoit console displayed on http://localhost/ page in ie, in the next format

Array ( [0] => xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx )

so no i dont start autoit with double click

php starts autoit, php grabs output from it, php displayes data on my ie

i hope you don't play on linux server

No, no linux for me. I am using IIS. I am going to switch over to wamp and give it a shot. Thanks!

[kudrow]

OK so I removed IIS and loaded wamp. I did get good results running the autoit script designed to return info back to php. So now I want to execute another type of application like for example sake, notepad. The application gets executed but nothing shows up. Any thoughts?

[kudrow]

PROBLEM SOLVED!!! I found this post here.

So, if you want to use Apache/PHP as a proxy for launching GUI apps, you'll need to run Apache as a console application.

First, if Apache is already installed as a service, you'll need to set it's startup type to "manual" using the services snap-in. (%SystemRoot%system32services.msc) Search for Services in the start menu search box.

Then add a shortcut to C:apachebinhttpd.exe (or wherever Apache is installed) to your Startup folder, and set that shortcut to start minimized. You can use an app like TrayIt! to force Apache down into the system tray.

Then use any of the methods outlined on the PHP website and you will be able to open a Windows application from PHP and see it's GUI.

[bogQ]

yes, ask on php forum for gods sake :0)

http://php.net/manual/en/book.exec.php

[natesreich]

On 10/11/2012 at 3:27 PM, kudrow said:

PROBLEM SOLVED!!! I found this post here.

 

So, if you want to use Apache/PHP as a proxy for launching GUI apps, you'll need to run Apache as a console application.

 

First, if Apache is already installed as a service, you'll need to set it's startup type to "manual" using the services snap-in. (%SystemRoot%system32services.msc) Search for Services in the start menu search box.

 

Then add a shortcut to C:apachebinhttpd.exe (or wherever Apache is installed) to your Startup folder, and set that shortcut to start minimized. You can use an app like TrayIt! to force Apache down into the system tray.

 

Then use any of the methods outlined on the PHP website and you will be able to open a Windows application from PHP and see it's GUI.

Just registered to say this was exactly my problem!

Running httpd.exe manually allows me to run AutoIt with GUIs.

Thank you!