RE: [PECL-DEV] system_checks PECL extension proposal

Hi Jeremy, An interesting extension; I take it you are planning to use it for run-time licensing checks of some kind? I think a better name for the extension would be something like sysinfo, and have the functions named sysinfo_check_mac(), sysinfo_get_mac(), sysinfo_get_ip(), sysinfo_get_hd_serial() and so on. The sysinfo_get_xxx() functions could return arrays with one element per interface. This gives you (and the user) more scope for other similar systemsy things in the future. You might want to check out the netools extension and library too, as I think there is some overlap with some of these things, and it is also portable to other platforms than Linux. I would like to see a PHP native extension with these functions and not dependent on a weird external library ;-) --Wez. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Johnstone [mailto:jsjohnst@altdns.net] > Sent: 06 June 2004 12:27 > To: pecl-dev@lists.php.net > Subject: [PECL-DEV] system_checks PECL extension proposal > > Hello Everyone, > > I have written a new extension which I would like to submit > to PECL. If memory > serves I already have a PECL account, so I don't know what > the procedure is > from here. The extension is still a work in progress, but I > feel it could use > a little peer review to make sure I am not going out in left > field on how I > am implementing things. > > Extension Name: system_checks > Function names: > system_check_mac() (already implemented) > system_check_ip() (coming soon) > system_check_http_hostname) (coming soon) > system_check_hd_serial (coming soon) > URL to download: > > http://www.jeremyjohnstone.com/ext/php_system_checks_extension > -0.33.tar.bz2 > > > In case it isn't obvious from the above, the extension > provides facilities to > positively identify (at least as close as possible) the > machine which the > script is running on. > > The system_check_mac() is already implemented and accepts a > MAC address in the > format of "00:00:00:00:00:00" as it's only parameter. It then > returns back a > boolean to indicate whether that MAC address belongs to any > interface on the > local machine. > > The system_check_ip() and system_check_http_hostname() > functions accept no > parameters and return back the IP and hostname of the > currently running > script. They are to be used in place of $_SERVER["SERVER_ADDR"] and > $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] respectively, since both variables are > not reliable for > system identification because they can be changed from userland code. > > The system_check_hd_serial() will take one parameter and > search the serial > numbers of all the HD's in the system. If a match is found, > it will return > return back a boolean TRUE, and FALSE otherwise as would be expected. > > Right now this extension will only work on *nix systems > (tested on multiple > versions of Linux so far), but I hope to add Windows support > with a little > help. I have written code which will work for Windows, just > need help with > integrating it with PHP. > > I apologize for the long email, but I like to be as thorough > as possible. > > Looking forward to feedback, > > Jeremy Johnstone > > -- > PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >