Run Linux Commands locally via php website

[Southy]

Is it possible to setup a linux box as a webserver and then create a webpage in php to run simple commands such as restarting services or rebooting the machine, so that these commands could be run from a web browser instead of having to login. Like I know you can make scripts to execute such commands but I wanted to do it in my web browser. Thank you.

 

[deanj20]

...so that these commands could be run from a web browser instead of having to login.

AFAIK, you'll have to log in to any Linux machine before you run commands, even if it is from a browser. Why would you want to be able to execute commands from a browser without logging in? Sounds like a huge security risk to me...

 

[Southy]

I am trying to do something like this example:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/change-linux-or-unix-system-password-using-php-script.html
Only instead of changing passwords, do simple things like restart services or reboot the machine. It's only for an internal web server.

 

[Southy]

I found a solution from this website if anyone in the future is having the same problem.
http://bytes.com/topic/php/answers/624965-reboot-linux-service-php