[Cialug] scipts/php app for wakeonlan

[David Champion]

I have php shell scripts (for back-end processes for php web sites) that 
get called from cron... works just fine.

-dc

Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> I was thinking about writing something that would let people schedule their
> machines to start up and be ready for them in the morning using wakeonlan.
> This would allow them to shut their windows machines down at night but have
> them ready for them in the morning.  In theory, this would be to save
> electricity and help people who have a green conscience.
>
> Has anybody seen or used something similar?
>
> A web form to allow them to select days and times for their machine to start
> up - maybe in 15 minute increments.  I'm not sure if I would keep the
> settings in a database or not.  If php has some .ini file or plist-type
> libraries I might choose those instead to keep the footprint small
> (sacrificing scalability).  Is there anything similar to wakeonlan to
> shutdown?  I wonder if there are any linux-based windows shutdown programs
> like psshutdown.  I bet there are some WMI scripts that could do that.....
>
> What is the best way to schedule a reoccurring item in php?  Use cron to run
> a script every 15 minutes or so?
>
>
> -Nate
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