Working on executing Quake3 Dedicated Server from web page... Need PHP help!

[dstaley]

OK, I have had some luck with PHP. I have created a button on my Apache server page, it kicks off the PHP script, and I get the "server started" message fine, and some permutations of what I've tried give the PHP errors I've heard about.

However, I can't seem to get Quake initiated. Up until now, I've been able to log in as root or my other account and just type "ffa" to start a free-for-all (I've got the string in an alias in /etc/bashrc). I've tried copying my alias value into a script file, naming it "ffa.sh" and saving the contents of my alias into this file. This results in a file with these contents:

quake3 +set dedicated 1 +set com_hunkmegs 32 +exec deathmatch.config

I can execute this script OK from a terminal window, but when I call it from PHP it doesn't work. Any idea why?

[sivel]

just out fo curiosity, ehat flavor of linux are you running?


thanks,
sivel

[dstaley]

I'm working with Red Hat 8.0, and I used the "Install Everything" option.

[sivel]

have you had any php probs?

[dstaley]

I just started learning PHP yesterday. Sorry, I'm a real newbie.

[sivel]

i mean as far as opening .php pages and viewing?
all i see is the "code"

thanks,
sivel

[dstaley]

I don't think so. I'm able to do a few of the basic commands such as print and so forth, and no hint of trouble executing them so far. The expected result shows up on the browser OK.

[dstaley]

In putting forms together I have discovered that I cannot successfully pass form variables on to my PHP script. I think I may have a PHP setup problem.

Any ideas? Might these issues be related?

[KilerCris]

Check your other thread.