Typing ping into command prompt has rendered webGUI inaccessible

downtown · Nov 24, 2016, 3:31 PM

Without thinking, I typed```
ping [hostname]

Gertjan · Nov 24, 2016, 8:50 PM

A ping without any parameters on a Windows box will fire 3 shots.
On FreeBSD (an Linux) it will run until Ctrl-C. But, t"Ctrl-C won't be possible using a web interface.
Consider the "Diagnostics > Command Prompt" as a very limited option, use the SSH (+ option 8) access to be 'free'.

KOM · Nov 24, 2016, 8:59 PM

Confirmed the behaviour. You can recover by going to the console and using option 16 to restart PHP-FPM.

Next time, try Diagnostics - Ping.

downtown · Nov 25, 2016, 7:14 PM

That is baloney. >:( PHP should not be configured to run forever with a few exceptions, such as the upgrade and package installation for example. Fix this bug on the command prompt page!

Derelict · Nov 25, 2016, 7:16 PM

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KOM · Nov 25, 2016, 7:20 PM

Fix this bug on the command prompt page!

Feel free to demand a refund if it isn't working to your satisfaction.

jimp · Dec 1, 2016, 3:07 PM

PHP should eventually timeout when it hits the max execution time (~15 mins)

But that said, it's a classic case of "Doctor, it huts when I do this" / "Don't do that". Don't do that.