I'm using PHPManager and just want to add a link (I know how to do this) to the nav for my clients to install scripts like FormMail, Invisionboard, OSCommerce, Counters, Etc. Etc.

Basically, I want to know how I can use PHP to copy a file from like a /root/installs/whatever.tar.gz file to the virtual domain of the user (I will use variables pulled from PHPManager to do like /home/virtual/$domainname$domain/home/$username/mainwebsite_html/ )

Can anyone help me with this?

In addition to this, it would be hella sweet if I could figure out how to configure or run the install scripts for these scripts so that the user just has to type in the URL...

If safe mode is turned off, you can use the fuctions below

system();
passthru();


-Randy

Sweet, do I need to do anything permissions wise on this file to be able to copy from directories which a normal user would not have access too? just chown root ?!?

Also, any ideas on how to do the config files for these scripts? I'm sure I could load the config file into PHP and like re-print the lines with the variables I need changed, but if there is an easier way that would be rockin.

This is what I've come up with:

<?

$cmd = "
cp /installs/formmail/formmail.v41b.tar.gz /home/virtual/$domain/home/$username/mainwebsite_html
cd /home/virtual/$domain/home/$username/mainwebsite_html
tar -zxvf formmail.v41b.tar.gz
cd formmail.v41b
cp formmail.php formmail.php.tmp
sed 's/yourdomain.com/$domain/g' formmail.php.tmp > formmail.php
sed 's/216.64.145.194/xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/g' formmail.php.tmp > formmail.php
rm -f formmail.php.tmp
cd ..
mv formmail.v41b formmail
rm -f formmail.v41b.tar.gz";


system($cmd);

?>

However, it doesn't seem to be doing anything, it doesn't out put anything, it doesn't seem to do what it's supposed to. Any ideas?!

What permissions should I set the PHP file as btw?!

When you call a PHP script via web browser it will run as user nobody (web server's uid) so make sure user nobody has permission to run those commands.

How would I do that, I'm still learning, so a little how-to would be appreciated, the second I get this figured out, I'm gonna go crazy and be able to auto-install SOOO much for customers, it'll be great. Just gotta get over this hurdle though.