[oclug] OT: PHP exec graphical app

[David A. Gervais]

Would any of you know of a secure way to let a PHP script exectue an X
application?

Here's the basic idea.

You have a machine on an internal LAN that has a webserver and PHP
installed.
You are running X with no window manager and a stripped down web browser as
your only interface.
You want to execute Xcalc and have it display on this same machine by
clicking a link on a webpage that is hosted on the same computer.
If it helps any, this is a Redhat 7.2 box with all recent updates.

If any of you know of a website that explains how to do this, it would be
greatly apreciated.

Best regards,


David Gervais