I have some basic knowledge of HTML/PHP. The situation I am facing is frustrating. What I want to accomplish is to create a simple search box on a web page, when the user puts in input and clicks submit then my shell script is executed and then presented on a php page. I have been successful in getting other commands to run when I click submit to make sure the PHP exec shell command is working. I will see the output on the web page. Just not my script. My script uses an argument to pass and works thru command line. Below is the details of my script, HTML, and PHP page. Also, I'm using a FreeBSD 10 box. Thanks for any help in advance.
My Script
Command Line -
My HTML page
My PHP page
My Script
Command Line -
$ csearch "argument"
Code:
#!/bin/sh
grep -ir -B 1 -A 4 "$*" /usr/local/var/rancid/CiscoDevices/configsMy HTML page
Code:
<html>
<body>
<form method="POST" action="csearch.php">
<input type="text" name="searchText">
<input type="submit" value="Search">
</form>
</body>
</html>My PHP page
Code:
<?php
$searchText=$_POST['$searchText'];
?>
<html>
<?php
$output = shell_exec('/usr/local/bin/csearch $searchText');
echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
?>
</html>
