PHP - Php Url Field Commands, Like .php?productid=x

I'm experimenting with the shell_exec function to gain shell capability on a Linux host that doesn't provide it otherwise. I've found that I can see what is in different directories by entering a command line like:

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cd ..; ls

but if I enter two consecutive command lines:

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cd ..
ls
The cd command has no effect. Apparently shell_exec is using a new shell every time I call it.

Is there a way to start a shell in a PHP script and keep it active while I pass it multiple commands, so that this won't happen?

I have 3 variables that im still cleaning up but they produce results at least. I have spent a couple days searching how to execute (exec or shell_exec) them in order. The best iv found, this is done like
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$statementa = 'cd test"' then do this"'
exec=($statementa)
but what i am doing is a bit more complicated

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$tempFolder = 'C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\remote\\';
$filename7Z = 'C:\\xampp\\7-zip\\7z.exe';
$sessionKey = '12345'

$commandtest1= 'C:\\xampp\\7-zip\\7z.exe a ' .$tempFolder. 'c' .$sessionKey. '.7z C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\remote\\client\\ helpdesk.txt icon1.ico icon2.ico icon3.ico winvnc.exe'; //semi working, copies entire dir
$commandtest2 = 'copy /b C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\remote\\support\\7zS.sfx+ C:\\xmapp\\htdocs\\remote\\client\\config.txt+'.$tempFolder.'c'.$sessionKey.'.7z c'.$sessionKey.'.exe'; //create executable in build directory \\\\not working\\\\\\
$commandtest3 = 'del /F /Q '.$tempFolder.'\\c'.$sessionKey.'.7z'; //remove *.7z from %tmp% directory \\\\\\\\\working\\\\\\\
//session_write_close();

exec($commandtest1);
Where i cant seem to find any guidance is, if i wrap these in " then is looks fine in dreamweaver but produces nothing. I think it may be the variables but i cant be sure.
I tried todo $exec($commandtest1 & $commandtest2) but that didn't help any then i tired ($commandtest1 | $commandtest2) still noting. It seems i can just have three exec so i have to comine into one however i have several breaks where it need todo the first then sencond then third. Please someone point me in the correct direction. I must have read http://php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php at least 6 times and either miss is each time or haven't been able to apply it to my code correctly

It would be GREAT if someone could provide some specific structural info for this:

I have one checkbox each for Moe, Larry, and Curly respectively.  I have managed to assemble code that allows for each of their names:

$sql="INSERT INTO $table (first_name) VALUES...

It works great INDIVIDUALLY.  But I want to be able to insert any combination into the $table by checking the respective checkboxes and submitting the form.

It seems that initiating more than a single INSERT will not get the job done, and separating the values as variables hasn't worked either.

What is required?  Can you offer an example?

I have a hardware device that I can send commands to by typing in a URL in the address bar.

One command tells me if the ports are in use:

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http://admin:12345678@192.168.1.10/Set.cmd?CMD=GetPower

It returns the result:

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p61=1,p62=1,p63=1,p64=1

What I want to do is try and grab the result with PHP when the page loads so I can tell people if the port is turned on or off.

So "p61=1" means port 1 is turned ON.  If "p61=0" was displayed, it means port 1 is turned OFF.

I am not sure if it is even possible to grab the information using PHP or not.  Any place to start would be great!  Thanks!

Right,
Hopefully I can make you understand what I am trying to do.
I am currently creating a PHP chat. Where I use php and mysql.
Right now I have only have one chat board and everything works, but I want to add a button that will stay on the same page but load another pvp script instad of the one I an currently running and that will load another sub chat board such as game discussion.Like a mini-irc.
Now my question is, is there a php way to this or will I have to script it and if there is ways of this out there could you point me in the right direction.
Thanks,
ScoreKeeper

Commands out of sync; you can't run this command now
Query: DELETE FROM case_ref WHERE user_id='3';DELETE FROM updates WHERE user_id='3'


php]<?php

// Check if the form has been submitted:
if (isset($_POST['delete'])) {

   if ($_POST['sure'] == 'Yes') { // Delete the record.

      // Make the query:
      $query =  "DELETE FROM case_ref WHERE user_id='$id';";
      $query .=  "DELETE FROM updates WHERE user_id='$id'";   
      $r = mysqli_multi_query ($dbc, $query);
      
      if (mysqli_affected_rows($dbc) >= 1) { // If it ran OK.
      
      echo '<h3>All cases &amp; updates associated with user have been deleted</h3>';
      
      }
            
      // Make the query:
      $q = "DELETE FROM users WHERE user_id='$id' LIMIT 1";      
      $r = $r = mysqli_query ($dbc, $q);
      
      if (mysqli_affected_rows($dbc) == 1) { // If it ran OK.
      
      echo '<h3>User has been deleted</h3>';
      
      } else { // If the query did not run OK.
         $errors[] = '<p class="error">The user could not be deleted due to a system error.</p>'; // Public message.
         $errors[] = '<p>' . mysqli_error($dbc) . '<br />Query: ' . $query . '</p>'; // Debugging message.
      }
      
   
   } else { // No confirmation of deletion.
      $errors[] = '<p class="error">The user has NOT been deleted.</p>';   
   }
   
}else{ //show the form

echo '<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="delete_user.php?user_id=' . $id . '">
<table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5">
  <tr>
    <td width="30%">Do you wish to delete this user?</td>
    <td width="19%"><input type="radio" name="sure" value="Yes" />
    Yes </td>
    <td width="17%"><input type="radio" name="sure" value="No" checked="checked" />
    No</td>
    <td width="34%">
      <input type="submit" name="button" id="button" value="Submit" />
      <input name="delete" type="hidden" id="delete" value="1" /></td>
  </tr>
</table>';

}

 // Print any error messages, if they exist:
if (!empty($errors)) {
   foreach ($errors as $msg) {
      echo "$msg\n";
   }
}

mysqli_close($dbc);
      
?>[/php]

Hi. I have our company website running on an older Joomla and so running PHP v5.6. We were encountering some issues so I have been rebuilding on latest Joomla version and will run the latest PHP now but I have encountered an issue (and I'm no php expert).

We have a brochure page on the site where a user can select one or more brochures from a list, and then have to complete their details in a form and an email is sent to them with the brochures as a pdf attachment. We also receive an email notification with the user details and what brochure was selected so we can follow up on the lead.

So I have the html coding for the web page, which links back to a php file with the brochures listed in an array and using phpmailer to send.

Would someone be able to assist me by looking at the current files I have and showing me how to update the deprecated php commands - and also to ensure that the fields info is being properly verified etc.

Thank you!

Always humbling to be knocked on your arse by what you think would be so easy...

How can I run a std mysql_query command like this from cron?
$query_insert_new = mysql_query("INSERT INTO members (ID, name, date)VALUES   (NULL,'$new_name',CURDATE())");

It is a long time since I firstt learnt how to access mysql from the command line via pUTTY or cmd... However I never learnt how to write a php script in the same fashion...
I have configured cron to run correctly and the script runs. After testing however I was wondering how my database was not getting updated... then i realised I must have to enter the commands as if command line... I tried but don't know where to start.

Do I have to connect to the database in the same fashion you do in cli: mysql -u username -p password   ?


This is my script. The idea is to cycle every 7 days and write over old files. It is very simple, but all i need. The table has 3 fields, ID name date.

<?php
$db_username = "username";
$db_password = "password";
$db_hostname = 'localhost';
$db_database = 'databasename';

//first log into the database
$db_server = mysql_connect($db_hostname, $db_username, $db_password);

//selecting databse
mysql_select_db($db_database, $db_server);

//now get the latest entry in the table 'database_backup_info'
$query_latest_entry = mysql_query("SELECT name  FROM database_backup_info  ORDER BY ID  DESC  LIMIT 1 ");

//if there are results in the table
if(mysql_num_rows($query_latest_entry)>0)
{
//retrieving the info
$query_latest_entry_row = mysql_fetch_assoc($query_latest_entry);
//now determine the new file number based on the last entry
if($query_latest_entry_row['name'] + 1 > 7)
{
$new_name = $query_latest_entry_row['name'] + 1;
}
else
{
$new_name = 1;
}

//insert the entry into the db
$query_insert_new = mysql_query("INSERT INTO members (ID, name, date) VALUES   (NULL,'$new_name',CURDATE())");
}

//if no results then this will be the first entry
else{
$new_name = 1;
//insert the entry into the db
$query_insert_new = mysql_query("INSERT INTO members (ID, name, date) VALUES   (NULL,'$new_name',CURDATE())");
}


//creating the file path and name
$db_backupFile= dirname(__FILE__).'/sql_files/'.$new_name.'.sql';

//the mysql dump command
$command = "mysqldump -u$db_username -p$db_password -h$db_hostname $db_database > $db_backupFile";

//running the mysql_dump command
system($command, $result);

?>

Hi;   I would like to make a php script read the commands in the htaccess file and apply those commands to itself. Here is an example :   htaccess commands :

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} badword
RewriteRule .* - [F]

The meaning : Deny any request in witch the query string contain the word badword   The translation into php code :

if( strpos($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], 'badword') !== false )
{
header('HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error');
exit(0);
}

Now this example is simple, but how to translate more complex htaccess commands with multiple RewriteCond and complex regular expressions into php commands like the one i did ? or better is there any php script that read an entire htaccess file and apply the rule it read on it ?   Thank you

I'm reworking a script to write a file in one directory to write another file in a second directory. This works on my testing machine. My shared host, however, is not taking to some of these 

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Hi, I'm modifying the following PHP code from a Wordpress plugin:

/* Byline. */

if ( $instance['byline'] )
echo do_shortcode( "<p class='byline'>{$instance['byline']}</p>" );

/* Entry title. */

if ( 'widget' !== $instance['entry_container'] && $instance['entry_title'] && $show_entry_title ) {
the_title( "<{$instance['entry_title']} class='entry-title'><a href='" . get_permalink() . "' title='" . the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) . "' rel='bookmark'>", "</a></{$instance['entry_title']}>" );
}
elseif ( 'widget' !== $instance['entry_container'] && $show_entry_title ) {
the_title( "<a href='" . get_permalink() . "' title='" . the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) . "' rel='bookmark'>", "</a>" );
}

The output currently is:
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[ December 13, 2010 ]

Post Title
I'm trying to combine the two so that the output appears on one line.  What is the operator to execute multiple command in one statement?

Thanks.

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Hey guys I usually code in C and I started looking into PHP which I think is pretty good. I'm wondering if there's a function that can be used to execute a command from a remote server on my local machine???

As example if I'd like to have a PHP page/script running on my server which when logged onto would display me a page with buttons like "PING, NETSTAT, IPCONFIG, TRACERT" and when clicked on it would exec those commands but not on the server but from my machine??? So that I would get the PING from my local machine to google.com instead of from the server to google.com

??? making any sense ??? thanks

This is my first real jump into PHP, I created a small script a few years ago but have not touched it since (or any other programming for that matter), so I'm not sure how to start this.

I need a script that I can run once a day through cron and take the date from one table/filed and insert it into a different table/field, converting the human readable date to a Unix date.

Table Name: Ads
Field: endtime_value (human readable date)

to

Table Name: Node
Field: auto_expire (Converted to Unix time)

Both use a field named "nid" as the key field, so the fields should match each nid field from one table to the next.  Following a tutorial I have been able to insert into a field certain data, but I don't know how to do it so the nid's match and how to convert the human readable date to Unix time.  Thanks in advance!.