c/c++ module for apache

Question

I am invoking c/c++ from PHP using shell_exec(Server is httpd).

Is there any way where I can directly execute c/c++ executables from apache?

So the Apache will always execute only 1 executable each time (this file acts as a router). And then this executable will take care of the rest.

Thanks

What's a `C++ executable`, and how is it different from any other binary? — Kerrek SB, Jul 07 '11 at 23:40
its regular binary only. Its after what is created after compilation. — Rahul, Jul 07 '11 at 23:59
execution is still same, and it doesn't matter who executes it, apache or `shell_exec` — Neel Basu, Feb 16 '12 at 16:44

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 07 '11 at 23:44

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You can execute it via Apache's CGI (or FastCGI) interface.

answered Jul 07 '11 at 23:44

Jerry Coffin

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Ah, that makes a lot more sense! – Kerrek SB Jul 07 '11 at 23:51

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 07 '11 at 23:43

I'm not sure I get your question correctly, but if you just want to execute a lot of system commands from your script, then it doesn't really matter who calls them - you still end up having to spawn new processes and pay the price for that. If you don't want to run the commands asynchronously, e.g. if you always need one result to proceed to the next step, then just keep using shell_exec.

Unless I'm misunderstanding and you are actually compiling C++ code from within your PHP script. That'd be something else.

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