Restart apache using PHP

[black francis]

hello all,

i`m trying to restart apache from php but have failed completely.
has anyone sucesfully done it?

i'm currently able to execute other unix commands from php adding the
proper permissions to the sudo file but apache refuses to restart.

here's the pseudo-script:

<?php
....
$output = shell_exec("/usr/sbin/httpd -k restart");
exit;
?>
(i tried /etc/init.d/httpd too but got the same results)

here's the sudo file

....
apache ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/php, /usr/sbin/useradd,
/usr/sbin/chpasswd, /httpd/scr, /usr/sbin/httpd
....

i'm using RH-ES, PHP4, Apache2 & selinux turned off

best regards,
cristián.

[Joe Estock]

black francis wrote:

hello all,

i`m trying to restart apache from php but have failed completely.
has anyone sucesfully done it?

i'm currently able to execute other unix commands from php adding the
proper permissions to the sudo file but apache refuses to restart.

here's the pseudo-script:

<?php
...
$output = shell_exec("/usr/sbin/httpd -k restart");
exit;
?>
(i tried /etc/init.d/httpd too but got the same results)

here's the sudo file

...
apache ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/php, /usr/sbin/useradd,
/usr/sbin/chpasswd, /httpd/scr, /usr/sbin/httpd
...

i'm using RH-ES, PHP4, Apache2 & selinux turned off

best regards,
cristián.

Have you tried apachectl?

[Julien Demoor]

Joe Estock wrote:

Have you tried apachectl?

It's apache2ctl on my system.

$ apache2ctl -k start|restart|g raceful|stop
JD

[black francis]

the OS it's Red Hat, so apachectl = /usr/sbin/httpd

[Tim Roberts]

"black francis" <cr************ ***@gmail.com> wrote:

i`m trying to restart apache from php but have failed completely.
has anyone sucesfully done it?

i'm currently able to execute other unix commands from php adding the
proper permissions to the sudo file but apache refuses to restart.

here's the pseudo-script:

<?php
...
$output = shell_exec("/usr/sbin/httpd -k restart");
exit;
?>
(i tried /etc/init.d/httpd too but got the same results)

here's the sudo file

...
apache ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/php, /usr/sbin/useradd,
/usr/sbin/chpasswd, /httpd/scr, /usr/sbin/httpd
...

Yes, but your shell_exec isn't calling sudo. Did you intend to?
--
- Tim Roberts, ti**@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

[black francis]

shame on me.

thnx!

[ivo.rajmon]

a bit complicated solution is to use cron to get root access, and keep
everything looking secure. the crontab script checks a file, and the
webpage fills the file on request. (newbies, do not call that file
directly)

cheers.