Hey all, First time poster to this mailing list, but I've been lurking for a week now, and it seems like there are a lot of helpful people on this list. I hope to help others out with problems I can answer for them in the future. Now, I have an important task at hand. My company has assigned me to write a script that will log into both our BSD and Linux boxes (we have about 400 boxes), gather up all the information about each system (Operating System, External IP Address, LAN Controller, Video Card, USB devices, Serial Port, Amount of Memory, # of Hard Drives, HD Brand, and HD Type (ide ata scsi raid)). We've gone over a few ideas, although we're not set in stone which route we want to take, or if there is an easier solution to this task at hand. Heck, even if there is something that has already been coded and can act as a foundation for this project would be grand. Okay, so here's what we've come up with so far: 1) Using parts of PHPSysInfo - Hack apart this script I found called phpsysinfo. I've already hacked it apart and it only displays what we're looking for. You can see what I'm talking about if you visit http://morano.hopto.org/phpsysinfo/index.php - Use the XML portion of the script to export all gathered data into an XML file. - Take the XML file and import it into the MySQL db 2) Finding a script that already does all this already (Ideal Solution) - I'm open to ideas on this one. After snooping around Linux and BSD, I've gathered that using a combination of sysctl, uname, and dmesg would get me the results I need, but this seems like the hard way, unless someone has already implemented a solution using these tools and PHP. Finding a script that already does everything I want IS the ideal solution, the trouble is finding it. I know it can be done, but I've been bashing my head against the wall for the past day and a half now. My head hurts and has a couple knots due to the wall being so thick, so now I turn to you folks in search for some guidance. If there is anything else I can answer to help clarify my task at hand, please let me know. I'm stepping out for lunch, but I'm pretty much stuck at work until a solution has been found, so I'll be checking the mailing list frequently (about every 5 mins!). The URL I provided to contains everything that is needed to be gathered. Also, if there are other resources such as forums, web site tutorials, script archives, etc. that I might be able to find answers from, I'd love to check them out. Thanks in advance. Patrick -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
