The example I found in the past used "system" rather than "exec". However, either one works. This is what I have for turning the camera "right" <?php exec ('irsend send_once --count=20 WL-V1 right'); ?> I created an html page with an href to cam-right.php. It works fine, but by design launches cam-right.php, when all I really want to do is execute it and stay on the page with the camera video and control menu. Is there a good doc on creating a menu on a php page that just executes the irsend commands? The camera will send video out via svhs or composite to a capture card on the server. On 01/14/2011 10:26 AM, Mr. B-o-B wrote: > Raymond Norton cried from the depths of the abyss... > > >> I am using lirc and a a usb attached IR blaster to control a camera >> capable of panning to right, left, up and down. >> >> I can control it via irsend with the following commands: >> >> irsend send_once WL-V1 home >> irsend send_once WL-V1 right >> irsend send_once WL-V1 left >> irsend send_once WL-V1 up >> irsend send_once WL-V1 down >> >> I tried my hand at creating a php page for this (forgetting the commands >> now) and was able to get it to respond to a single command. I need to >> create a page that has a menu to use all the cameras functionality and >> display the video output. >> >> Anyone have information on how to accomplish this via a php or html web >> page? >> >> > I honestly have no experience with this, but I do a lot of PHP coding. > > You can call system commands from your .php script using the exec() > function. > > http://php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php > > Since you have already figured it out from your shell, you simply > > exec(irsend send_once WL-V1 down); > > for example. > > As for the video, how is that hooked up? To a TV tuner card? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >