I'd recommend AJAX instead for this with calls for each command as javascript but backending with PHP. :)
On Jan 14, 2011, at 12:39 PM, Raymond Norton wrote:
> I created something that will work fine for me via the following:
>
> Menu.php:
>
> <html>
> <body>
> <a href="cam-right.php">Right</a> -
> <a href="cam-left.php">Left</a> -
> <a href="cam-home.php">Home</a> -
> <a href="cam-up.php">Up</a> -
> <a href="cam-down.php">Down</a> -
> <a href="cam-zw.php">Zoom Out</a> -
> <a href="cam-zt.php">Zoom In</a> -
>
>
> cam-zt.php:
>
> <?php include("menu.php");
>
> exec ('irsend send_once --count=20 WL-V1 zoom-tele');
> ?>
> </body>
> </html>
>
>
>
>
> On 01/14/2011 11:17 AM, Raymond Norton wrote:
>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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