Javascript execute Shell Script Function

[cherault 0]

Dear all,

I managed a web interface under Linux/Apache.
This interface must start and stop some shell scripts, through HTML buttons.

My goal is to use just only one HTML button to do 3 actions:

1- Stop a shell script
2- Open a new HTML page
3- Start a new shell script

So, usually, I will drive it like this:

<script language="javascript">
function button() 
{
	function1();
  	function2();
  	function3();
}
</script>

But my problem is what kind of Javascript function is able to start and stop a shell script ?
I found various answer with PHP, but I don't want use it ! Just HTML/JAVASCRIPT.

Can you please help me ?

Thank you for your support and help.

Best regards,

[Ingolme 1,019]

Javascript does not have access to the shell. That would make it much too easy to hack into anybody's computer from a web browser.

[cherault 0]

Thanks Ingolme,

So I can't call a shell script from Javascript. But from PHP it is possible, so why not whith Javascript ?
I don't understand why, but it's ok, I will find a solution. I don't want to use PHP. May be there is another solution.

Regards,

[smus 1]

Try using Server side JavaScript (node.js)

[cherault 0]

Ok, thanks Smus.

Is it possible to do that with node.js ?
If yes how ?

Regards,

[smus 1]

4 hours ago, cherault said:

Ok, thanks Smus.

Is it possible to do that with node.js ?
If yes how ?

Regards,

I am not really into Linux shell system, but if you don't want to use PHP, other server side languages might be the alternative

[justsomeguy 1,135]

But from PHP it is possible, so why not whith Javascript ?

Because one of them runs in the web browser, and one of them runs on the web server.  The web browser does not have console access to the web server.

[Ingolme 1,019]

For the record, PHP does not have access to the user's shell either. It only has access to the shell of the server that the website is running on.