ffmpeg with php exec disabled?

Question

The Gallery2 script uses SYSTEM() & EXEC() to call FFMPEG

For security reasons both those PHP functions appear to have been disabled on my shared web hosting server.

Is there another method to use for executing FFMPEG?

I doubt it, since it would be blocked for the same reason SYSTEM() and EXEC() are blocked.

Bill Weiss · Answer 1 · 2009-08-21 19:20:07Z

up vote 1 down vote

Can you upload your own CGIs? If so, upload a bash script (named something.cgi) that starts ffmpeg and visit it.

Try making a file called "foo.cgi" with this content:

#!/bin/bash
echo "Content-type: text/plain"
echo ""
ls -Fal

Upload that to your web root, then go to http://yoursite/foo.cgi

edited Aug 21 '09 at 19:20

answered Aug 21 '09 at 14:51

Bill Weiss
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	Sorry not understanding. This is a shared web server among 100 clients or so. None are granted ssh ability, but only ftp. – Clear.Cache Aug 21 '09 at 16:55
	You could FTP a bash script (renamed to something.cgi) into your web root, then go to that page with a browser. The bash script will run on the server, and you can run whatever you want that way. For a start, try something like this: #!/bin/bash echo "Content-type: text/plain" echo "" ls If you see a directory listing when you go to that cgi, you're good. – Bill Weiss Aug 21 '09 at 19:18
	argh, markup. I'll add the code I intended to my answer. – Bill Weiss Aug 21 '09 at 19:19

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