ping in chrooted apache

[steven mestdagh]

hi,

is there any way to check whether a host is up in php, other than
using exec('ping... ) ?
i am running apache in a chroot environment, so the www user has no
access to /sbin/ping.

regards,
steven.

[CountScubula]

Re: ping in chrooted apache

"steven mestdagh" <steven.mestdag h@removethis.es at.kuleuven.ac. be> wrote in
message news:1073987190 .317630@seven.k ulnet.kuleuven. ac.be...[color=blue]
> hi,
>
> is there any way to check whether a host is up in php, other than
> using exec('ping... ) ?
> i am running apache in a chroot environment, so the www user has no
> access to /sbin/ping.
>
> regards,
> steven.[/color]

try looking at:

http://www-3.gzentools.com/snippetview.php?c=Concepts&v=fuzzyping.php

you may need to modify it

--
Mike Bradley
http://www.gzentools.com -- free online php tools

[steven mestdagh]

Re: ping in chrooted apache

> > is there any way to check whether a host is up in php, other than[color=blue][color=green]
> > using exec('ping... ) ?
> > i am running apache in a chroot environment, so the www user has no
> > access to /sbin/ping.[/color]
>
> try looking at:
> http://www-3.gzentools.com/snippetvi...=fuzzyping.php
>
> you may need to modify it[/color]

thanks, works nicely!

steven.