How to execute a scheduled task command from PHP running under IIS?

By n_K
in Microsoft (Windows)

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

n_K

Posted
Posted

So I've got PHP running under IIS on a server 2012 R2 machine and I want to do some scheduled task configuration from within a PHP script. So by default IIS uses the IUSR account, so I've created a virtual application and set it to use a different app pool which I've set to use the administrator acount for testing (please do not reply with 'why would you do this' or 'thats insecure' - I really couldn't care less). So I'm trying to run schtasks.exe using PHP but it doesn't seem to work. I thought by using the the administrator account it'd have execute access to all the system files but I'm not sure? There should be some output from the schtasks command as to if it was successful or not but I am just given an empty array by execute(). I'm assuming this is a problem with the IIS configuration.

Any ideas?

Grand Master

DaveLegg Developer

Posted
  • Developer
Posted

If you want to run a php script from a scheduled task, why involve IIS at all? Just find the path to the php executable, and run that from the scheduled task, passing in the path of the php script you want it to run.

Grand Master

Danielx64

Posted
Posted
  On 19/08/2016 at 10:48, DaveLegg said:

If you want to run a php script from a scheduled task, why involve IIS at all? Just find the path to the php executable, and run that from the scheduled task, passing in the path of the php script you want it to run.

Expand  

I think he wants to do it the other way around, run schtasks from inside a PHP script.

Grand Master

DaveLegg Developer

Posted
  • Developer
Posted
  On 19/08/2016 at 10:49, Danielx64 said:

I think he wants to do it the other way around, run schtasks from inside a PHP script.

Expand  

Ahh, yes, now I read it again, I see that :)

 

Check that you're passing the full path to the executable you want to run, not just the name of the exe file

Grand Master

n_K

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Hmm OK so it doesn't seem to like me passing parameters using exec(). I've got it outputting a command list (ran with no parameters) when I run it from the normal IIS directory but when I run it from the virtual directory that is my administrator user I still get no output

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • Windows 10 KB5063159 fixes bug that wouldn't let some Microsoft Surface devices boot

      By hellowalkman · Posted

      Windows 10 KB5063159 fixes bug that wouldn't let some Microsoft Surface devices boot by Sayan Sen Microsoft released Windows 10 Patch Tuesday updates for the month last week. The one for Windows 10 under KB5060533 / KB5060531 / KB5061010 / KB5060998 introduced a bug that would not let Surface Hub v1 devices start due to a Secure Boot validation issue. As such, Microsoft had paused the update similar to the compatibility blocks or safeguard holds it applies for major feature updates as well. This bug was uncovered after the update went live, as Microsoft later added it to the list of known issues for that update and it also put up a big notice in bold. It wrote: Earlier today, the company released an out-of-band (OOB) update to address the issue. It has been published under KB5063159 and is only being offered to Surface Hub v1 devices instead of the buggy KB5060533 Patch Tuesday one. In the description of the new OOB update, Microsoft writes: You can find the support article for KB5063159 here on Microsoft's website. It is downloaded and installed automatically but users can also manually download it from the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
    • The official Funny Pictures thread

      By Mindovermaster · Posted

      I thought I saw that one, and yeah, it was awhile ago, too..
    • Acronyms....

      By Mindovermaster · Posted

      Jumping unicorns says that I forgot you. I never grunt.
    • Microsoft can't help break Windows Outlook as even opening an email now sends it crashing

      By hellowalkman · Posted

      Microsoft can't help break Windows Outlook as even opening an email now sends it crashing by Sayan Sen It is no surprise that right now, Microsoft's priority is to move users onto the New Outlook for Windows if they haven't done so already. The company began default-deployment of the new app on fresh Microsoft 365 systems and also made switching between the New app and the classic app easier. At the same time, the company is also trying to improve the new app as it recently added yet another feature that will allow people to use the app without an internet connection, and it also blocked more file types to improve security. Perhaps as a consequence of this relentless pursuit, the classic Outlook app has become quite prone to bugs and issues in recent times as Microsoft may be losing its focus. For example, in April, the downloads for Classic Outlook broke and more recently, this month, the tech giant confirmed that a major Calendar feature upgrade has broken the app in several different ways. Microsoft has provided workarounds for several of the issues so check this article out if you are having problems. And the bugs just keep on coming as Microsoft earlier today confirmed that opening emails or starting a new email will now crash the application, and it affects all channels. The company explains: Opening a mail on an email client is probably the most common and basic functionality a user is expected to do, so it is annoying to see such a bug not getting caught during testing. Again, this perhaps indicates that Microsoft's focus maybe elsewhere at the moment. The company has shared the Windows Event Viewer Log for the crash and the problematic OLMAPI32 DLL file is related to Microsoft Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI). The issue reminds us of the similar OLEAUT32 dll issue fix in our recent ReactOS article. The event viewer log notes: Faulting application name: OUTLOOK.EXE, version: 16.0.14334.20090, time stamp: 0x683fe030 Faulting module name: OLMAPI32.DLL, version: 16.0.14334.20090, time stamp: 0x683ff910 Exception code: 0xc0000409 Fault offset: 0x00196e1c Faulting process id: 0x9100 Faulting application start time: 0x01dbdbe04fe54514 Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLMAPI32.DLL Thankfully, Microsoft has issued a workaround for the problem as it currently investigates the bug by manually creating a FORMS2 folder which should exist at the following address: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\FORMS2. Microsoft explains: You can find the support article for the issue here on Microsoft's official website.
    • Meta says you'll soon be getting ads on WhatsApp

      By Case_f · Posted

      I have no issue with a service not being offered free. That's perfectly understandable. I do have issue with seeing ads literally everywhere these days, though, plastered in layers over every website and in every app. Especially with how annoying they tend to be (hell, many ads these days even promote literal scams). That's why people use ad blockers. Let me choose. Offer an ad-free experience for a couple of bucks (but be reasonable, don't get too greedy) or ads for free access. Don't make it ads or nothing.

  • Recent Achievements

    • Week One Done
      korostelev earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      rozermack875 earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Week One Done
      oneworldtechnologies earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Veteran
      matthiew went up a rank
      Veteran
    • Enthusiast
      Motoman26 went up a rank
      Enthusiast

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      687
    2. 2
      ATLien_0
      268
    3. 3
      Michael Scrip
      183
    4. 4
      +FloatingFatMan
      177
    5. 5
      Steven P.
      140
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!