Running PHP on a ADDON GWAR3000
Running PHP on a ADDON GWAR3000
I've moved the "normal" administration interface to port 8700 and have started a different thttpd instance on port 80, pointing to a minix partition: "/nvram/wwwroot".
I was wondering how I could run PHP under thttpd, or compile code on my PC (probably thtttpd-php) and make a new firmware image containing the updated binaries.
USING FIRMWARE VERSION: RouterTech_3.6.0D_20070604_2.30 (20070604172601)
I was wondering how I could run PHP under thttpd, or compile code on my PC (probably thtttpd-php) and make a new firmware image containing the updated binaries.
USING FIRMWARE VERSION: RouterTech_3.6.0D_20070604_2.30 (20070604172601)
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Good point...
That's probably a good point, I'll try and see.
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Depending on the size of the new binaries and the size of your minix partition, your problem could be the size of the flash (i.e., whether there would be sufficient space to flash the new firmware). If you need to free some space, you can always delete the tcl interpreter (ettclsh) and any DSP or ATM driver that you will never use).
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Obviously you have to bear in mind that even if it DOES have enough RAM to run PHP (and when I say enough RAM I mean to run any useful scripts ON PHP), it might fall over running PHP AND some complex routing at the same time. They do not seem to leave much leeway in these routers or indeed any consumer router when it comes to RAM.
My 2WIRE BT Business Hub is one of the best routers I have known and even THAT seems to assign the web interface a low priority so it doesn't impact on the actual routing performance. Its dead annoying actually as when im doing heavy downloading it can take 10 seconds for any page on the web interface to load. However it shows how even business grade routers have barely enough RAM and CPU capacity to do their job under heavy load.
My 2WIRE BT Business Hub is one of the best routers I have known and even THAT seems to assign the web interface a low priority so it doesn't impact on the actual routing performance. Its dead annoying actually as when im doing heavy downloading it can take 10 seconds for any page on the web interface to load. However it shows how even business grade routers have barely enough RAM and CPU capacity to do their job under heavy load.
Sorry
Sorry, just want to clarify:
I HAVE GOT a BT Home Hub that will do all the routing, so I've turned pretty much all the other functions off'
Wireless, DHCP server, Routing, everything.
I only keep the original web interface so that I can perform F/W upgrades, but using the H/Hub this blocks off this port and redirects it to an access denied page on the GWAR3000.
I apologize for not making this clear.
EDIT: The reason I use the GWAR is because it is quieter than my normal PC, which does have Apache, MySQL and PHP installed.
I HAVE GOT a BT Home Hub that will do all the routing, so I've turned pretty much all the other functions off'
Wireless, DHCP server, Routing, everything.
I only keep the original web interface so that I can perform F/W upgrades, but using the H/Hub this blocks off this port and redirects it to an access denied page on the GWAR3000.
I apologize for not making this clear.
EDIT: The reason I use the GWAR is because it is quieter than my normal PC, which does have Apache, MySQL and PHP installed.
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Makes sense, but exactly what kind of scripts are you planning to run? I cant imagine much useful stuff that you could use it for without MAJOR firmware hacking so that you can save stuff to the FLASH. Most of the stuff I do on my Apache box is accessing content ON that box, monitoring the router, stuff you NEED a PC to do.
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With v2.3, stuff can easily be saved to Flash (minix partition).
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Not sure yet...
Normally I just put all kinds of stuff on my Apache box and I'm looking for a lightweight CMS, but I'll probably just use my own if I have to (it'll use a flat file to read and save from/to).
Hardware:
[s]Router[/s] Wi-fi AP is an ADDON GWAR3000 running PSPBoot and the v2.3 firmware.
Wi-fi REPEATER is a Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander (v.3)
Router is a BT Home Hub (1st v. hardware with 6.2.6.E BT FON firmware)
PC is a Shuttle PC running Vista, Mac, XP and OpenSUSE 10.2.
[s]Router[/s] Wi-fi AP is an ADDON GWAR3000 running PSPBoot and the v2.3 firmware.
Wi-fi REPEATER is a Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander (v.3)
Router is a BT Home Hub (1st v. hardware with 6.2.6.E BT FON firmware)
PC is a Shuttle PC running Vista, Mac, XP and OpenSUSE 10.2.
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That sounds pretty cool, if my friend ever brings back his SafeCom router that he is no longer using (uni student and is moving back home soon, his roommate got Sky and is using their garbage router now instead) then perhaps I will give it a shot myself. He never got round to installing the RouterTech firmware on it despite putting up with it corrupting the configuration on a regular basis.
Can't build
I can't even BUILD the lighttpd server or php for cross-compile for mips under Suse or Fedora 7 (under VMware).
I'm using a compile script, which is posted elsewhere - which i can't find ATM - and the toolkit suggested but it just compiles it for my standard (i686) platform.
Chief, where am i supposed to get the extensions to put on my Samba for the lighttpd server you posted in the RT F/W v2.3 Discussion thread?
I'm using a compile script, which is posted elsewhere - which i can't find ATM - and the toolkit suggested but it just compiles it for my standard (i686) platform.
Chief, where am i supposed to get the extensions to put on my Samba for the lighttpd server you posted in the RT F/W v2.3 Discussion thread?
Hardware:
[s]Router[/s] Wi-fi AP is an ADDON GWAR3000 running PSPBoot and the v2.3 firmware.
Wi-fi REPEATER is a Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander (v.3)
Router is a BT Home Hub (1st v. hardware with 6.2.6.E BT FON firmware)
PC is a Shuttle PC running Vista, Mac, XP and OpenSUSE 10.2.
[s]Router[/s] Wi-fi AP is an ADDON GWAR3000 running PSPBoot and the v2.3 firmware.
Wi-fi REPEATER is a Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander (v.3)
Router is a BT Home Hub (1st v. hardware with 6.2.6.E BT FON firmware)
PC is a Shuttle PC running Vista, Mac, XP and OpenSUSE 10.2.
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Re: Can't build
It will compile for the AR7 platform (after some code patches) if you are using the correct compiler and you supply the correct arguments to the "configure" script.lukegb wrote:I can't even BUILD the lighttpd server or php for cross-compile for mips under Suse or Fedora 7 (under VMware).
I'm using a compile script, which is posted elsewhere - which i can't find ATM - and the toolkit suggested but it just compiles it for my standard (i686) platform.
I am not sure I understand which extensions you are referring to. If they are lighttpd stuff then they should already be in the source code distribution.lukegb wrote:Chief, where am i supposed to get the extensions to put on my Samba for the lighttpd server you posted in the RT F/W v2.3 Discussion thread?
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I've manually patched in (crudely) some enviroment variables to the start of the configure script, deleted -std=gnu99 and ran:
What I'm talking about is the extensions for the server you posted on the forum, as without them, it will not run.[/code]
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# ./configure --host=mips
Hardware:
[s]Router[/s] Wi-fi AP is an ADDON GWAR3000 running PSPBoot and the v2.3 firmware.
Wi-fi REPEATER is a Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander (v.3)
Router is a BT Home Hub (1st v. hardware with 6.2.6.E BT FON firmware)
PC is a Shuttle PC running Vista, Mac, XP and OpenSUSE 10.2.
[s]Router[/s] Wi-fi AP is an ADDON GWAR3000 running PSPBoot and the v2.3 firmware.
Wi-fi REPEATER is a Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander (v.3)
Router is a BT Home Hub (1st v. hardware with 6.2.6.E BT FON firmware)
PC is a Shuttle PC running Vista, Mac, XP and OpenSUSE 10.2.
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I would imagine that your PATH is not correct, and the wrong compiler is being called. You need to ensure that the correct compiler is being called. You can amend this script to suit your needs
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#!/bin/bash
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# - Shell script to build stuff for AR7 routers, using the "hardhat" cross compiler toolchain
# - It will look for the configure script either in the current directory
# - or in the one immediately below
# - Author: thechief
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# --- fix the paths
export PATH=/opt/hardhat/previewkit/mips/mipsel-linux-uclibc/bin:/opt/hardhat/previewkit/mips/fp_le/bin:$PATH
export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/opt/hardhat/previewkit/mips/mipsel-linux-uclibc/include
export LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/hardhat/previewkit/mips/mipsel-linux-uclibc/lib/
export GCC_EXEC_PREFIX=/opt/hardhat/previewkit/mips/fp_le/lib/gcc-lib/
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LIBRARY_PATH
# --- fix other variables
CROSS_COMPILE=mipsel-uclibc
AS=$CROSS_COMPILE-as
LD=$CROSS_COMPILE-ld
CC=$CROSS_COMPILE-gcc
RANLIB=$CROSS_COMPILE-ranlib
CPP="$CROSS_COMPILE-gcc -E"
AR=$CROSS_COMPILE-ar
NM=$CROSS_COMPILE-nm
STRIP=$CROSS_COMPILE-strip
OBJCOPY=$CROSS_COMPILE-objcopy
OBJDUMP=$CROSS_COMPILE-objdump
CFLAGS="-Os -s -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections"
LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections"
# export all this stuff
export AS LD CC CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP CFLAGS RANLIB LDFLAGS
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Now, let us do the stuff!
#
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# --- default prefix
PREFIX=$HOME/ar7_bins
# --- the machine we are building for
TARGET_PLATFORM=mips
# --- the system that we are using to build for the host (target) platform
BUILD_PLATFORM=mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu
# --- default configure
CONFIG=./configure
# --- does it exist?
if ! test -e $CONFIG; then
CONFIG=./Configure
fi
if ! test -e $CONFIG; then
CONFIG=../configure
fi
if ! test -e $CONFIG; then
CONFIG=../Configure
fi
# --- bomb out if a configure script is not found
if ! test -e $CONFIG; then
echo "I cannot find any configure script in either '$PWD' or '$PWD/..' "
else
# run "configure" with
echo "Running $CONFIG"
$CONFIG --prefix=$PREFIX --host=$TARGET_PLATFORM --build=$BUILD_PLATFORM "$@"
make
fi
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Bumpety :(
Sorry about the bump but...
Where do you get the toolchain from? I've just been trying to use a plain old vanilla gnu compiler that came with my system and I can't seem to find the toolchain anywhere.
Where do you get the toolchain from? I've just been trying to use a plain old vanilla gnu compiler that came with my system and I can't seem to find the toolchain anywhere.
Hardware:
[s]Router[/s] Wi-fi AP is an ADDON GWAR3000 running PSPBoot and the v2.3 firmware.
Wi-fi REPEATER is a Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander (v.3)
Router is a BT Home Hub (1st v. hardware with 6.2.6.E BT FON firmware)
PC is a Shuttle PC running Vista, Mac, XP and OpenSUSE 10.2.
[s]Router[/s] Wi-fi AP is an ADDON GWAR3000 running PSPBoot and the v2.3 firmware.
Wi-fi REPEATER is a Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander (v.3)
Router is a BT Home Hub (1st v. hardware with 6.2.6.E BT FON firmware)
PC is a Shuttle PC running Vista, Mac, XP and OpenSUSE 10.2.