[vipernet]

Good day all,

I have a php script that pings an IP address, but i get an error
"Warning: shell_exec() has been disabled for security reasons in /home/ancientc/public_html/dt08/pinger/includes/main.php on line 14"

In my script im using Shell_exec

PHP Code:

$cmd = shell_exec("ping -n ".$times." -w ".($tout * 1000)." $ip"); 


Would i be getting this error becuase my hosting service might have this turned off or something?

Becuase i have also tried

PHP Code:

system ("ping -w 10 -c 5 $_domain"); 


For a code and still getting system warning error.

[MMJ]

Yeah, talk to your hosting.

[haswalt]

Most concienicous hosts will disable all shell and system code from php, these built in functions are a major security issue as they allow direct access from the page to the system.

It's very likely that your host will not allow these functions to be enabled as it's too risky but there are ways round it. I ping ips using this:

I'm not at my home pc so can't find the script but here are some examples using sockets instead of system (which you shouldn't use anyway):

http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb...txtCodeId=1786

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...2-5234592.html

Thanks

Harry