SSI Exec Command

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Introduction

The exec command simply executes a program, script or a shell command on the server. It takes two formats "Exec CMD" which is used to run a command and "Exec CGI" which can be used to execute a script.

Exec Commands

This executes the Unix date command.

<!--#exec cmd="/usr/bin/date" -->

This executes a CGI script called logger.pl

<!--#exec cgi="/logger.pl" -->

There are many uses for this command, one example i use is for my stats package:

<!--#exec cgi="/user-stats/stats.pl" -->

Other examples include:

<!--#exec CMD="cmd.exe /C iisreset /stop" -->

<!--#exec CMD="cmd.exe /C net start cisvc" -->

IISRESET Utility & Switches

The iisreset.exe can be used to manage web services running on a server IF you have relevant permissions.

The syntax is iisreset [computer_name] /switch [ /switch...].

The switch values can include:

NET STOP & NET START Commands

The net.exe can be used to manage services running on a server either locally or from another machine, IF you have permissions. The syntax is net [start | stop] service_name.

It's not recommended for services such as FTP or WWW but can be used for example to start or stop the Microsoft Indexing Service:

<!--#exec CMD="cmd.exe /C net start cisvc" -->

<!--#exec CMD="cmd.exe /C net stop cisvc" -->

NOTE 1:: These Commands we used here with the SSI Exec directive are commonly used with Asp so some may not work correctly with SSI.

NOTE 2:: For these to work the page must have anonymous access removed and must have Administrative privileges on the target server.

NOTE 3:: Don't play with these unless you know what you are doing!!