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CGI can talk to a bash script, or any other executable<br />
you can also run scripts through telnet or ssh 
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CGI can talk to a bash script, or any other executable
you can also run scripts through telnet or ssh

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By 'CGI' do you mean the procol that HTTP uses to comunicate with applications, or do you mean the Perl module that contains fuctions for using this protocol?
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By 'CGI' do you mean the procol that HTTP uses to comunicate with applications, or do you mean the Perl module that contains fuctions for using this protocol?

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I need to create a bash file with a few commands. What I'm trying to do is a web interface to copy a directory into another directory and vice versa (two hyperlinks).<br />
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One link I want it to do: <br />
cp /var/www/test /var/www/backup/test022207<wbr /><br />
cp /var/www/live /var/www/test<br />
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The other link I want:<br />
cp /var/www/live /var/www/backup/live022207<wbr /><br />
cp /var/www/test /var/www/live<br />
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Not sure if it's possible to run a bash command from the web or I have to use Perl/CGI to do it. Any idea how I would accomplish this?
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I need to create a bash file with a few commands. What I'm trying to do is a web interface to copy a directory into another directory and vice versa (two hyperlinks).

One link I want it to do: 
cp /var/www/test /var/www/backup/test022207
cp /var/www/live /var/www/test

The other link I want:
cp /var/www/live /var/www/backup/live022207
cp /var/www/test /var/www/live

Not sure if it's possible to run a bash command from the web or I have to use Perl/CGI to do it. Any idea how I would accomplish this?

Trying to run a Linux/Unix bash command from the web, possible or need CGI?

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