Run ansible job using PHP script

[ijunaid...@gmail.com]

I am developing a web interface that will eventually be fetching information using ansible jobs.

The language I am using for the web interface is PHP.

I am trying to write a PHP script that will run an ansible playbook and eventually return the jobs results on my screen.

The question is PHP script is running everything as apache user. How can I switch over to ansible user inside my php flow.

My php script looks like:

<?php

chdir('/home/ansible/ansible');

$output = shell_exec('pwd');

echo "<pre>$output</pre>";

shell_exec('ansible-playbook si-report-api-count.yml -i production');

$output = shell_exec('cat /tmp/log');

echo "<pre>$output</pre>";

?> 

When I run this, it doesnt run the playbook. Im suspecting that the apache user cant do that. It is not even switching over to the ansible directory.

Any ideas? 

[Ravi Bhure]

Sir, the most easiest way is to use cgi scripts with your php will resolve your issue, but yes you have to enable suEXEC in your Apache.

https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/suexec.html

[Benjamin Redling]

On 2016-02-13 20:42, ijunaid...@gmail.com wrote:
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> <?php
>
>
> chdir('/home/ansible/ansible');
> $output = shell_exec('pwd');
> echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
> shell_exec('ansible-playbook si-report-api-count.yml -i production');
>
> $output = shell_exec('cat /tmp/log');
> echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
>
> ?>
>
> When I run this, it doesnt run the playbook. Im suspecting that the apache
> user cant do that. It is not even switching over to the ansible directory.
>
> Any ideas?

Search the net for inspiration:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5882650/how-to-execute-a-shell-script-in-php

use sudoers, check php.ini

Regards
Benjamin