make a code checkout utility using HTML5 as frontend and Unix at backend

[yashm]

I need to make a utility to checkout code from Unix DEV Env to Test Env. I want to use HTML 5 in frontend to call the procedures in Unix.

I am not sure on how to approach towards coding the functions which calls the fucntions of Unix and establish the connection between HTML and Unix

For Ex: I would ask user for entering Env Name, Checkout path and code should be checkout out giving successful or unsuccessful message on UI. But the real catch is to code the script of checking out code pointing initially to DEV env and then it has to point to Test Env.

i am not sure if Java can be used to establish the connection?? If yes then How?

[yashm]

guys.. anyone can suggest on my query please?

[computerfox]

Is it on a Unix/Linux box?
If you change the .htm(l) extension to .php, you can easily embed PHP to do this.
If you only want front-end code, this will be more difficult. JavaScript I know can't do this, but JQuery might. I highly suggest considering the PHP option as it is a Web standard anyway.