linux apache cgi execute external program
lazarus / 38-Networking and Web Programming

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cappe · 2019-02-26 15:54

Hello,
I can not to run from a cgi in apache a x11 program. I tried to run it
as root but nothing.

RunCommand( '/bin/sh',['-c','echo xx | sudo -S ' + ExeName],stringq);

How can I run an x11 program from a cgi apache under linux?

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cpalx · 2019-02-27 16:38

i think, It can not do it.

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cappe · 2019-02-27 17:44

It would seem that it is possible to do so, but there are security
problems. In any case, I did not succeed.

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cpalx · 2019-02-27 20:27

why dont you try to use broadway?

https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-broadway.html

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korba812 · 2019-02-27 21:42

I think you should set "DISPLAY" environment variable
https://askubuntu.com/questions/47642/how-to-start-a-gui-software-on-
a-remote-linux-pc-via-ssh

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cappe · 2019-02-28 06:33

Quote from: cpalx on February 27, 2019, 09:27:13 pmwhy dont you try to
use broadway?

https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-broadway.html

excellent, but I have some initial difficulties, and I do not seem to
work with applications written in lazarus. At least it seems to me.

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Thaddy · 2019-02-28 06:52

Quote from: cpalx on February 27, 2019, 09:27:13 pmwhy dont you try to
use broadway?

https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-broadway.html
Needs gtk3+, won't work with gtk2. It also needs web-sockets which is
not always supported, although all mayor browsers support it in their
latest releases it is near unusable on mobile platforms.