__/ [Al Dykes] on Thursday 09 February 2006 17:29 \__
> In my quest to set up my first web application I keep hitting walls.
> I'll learn, eventually. I want stuff that will run on a cheapo shared
> LAMP server.
>
> I'm trying to set up MoniWiki and the fist step is to run a .sh script
> (below). it looks like it sets perms and then edits the PHP files
> to insert the group names for this machine.
>
> How do I execute this script on a host that doesn't give me a Unix
> shell?
>
> Is trying to use a non-shell host for anything beyond minimal toy
> applications futile?
If the host has got cPanel installed, make use of the cron job facility.
There is a workaround:
http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/09/12/cpanel-terminal-hack/
If no luck comes your way, you could install php-shell and then play on your
shared server in (restricted) command-line mode:
http://mgeisler.net/php-shell/
Good luck,
Roy
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