CGI-Scripts for martinb-fw 1.1.4 (Backup/Restore)

PatPowerMan · 02-10-05, 17:48

I wrote the Backup/Restore-CGI-Scripts as requested on http://stage2.herejez.us/request.html

Should I post it here? Or is it better to send such scripts to martinb? Or uploading to the MPC?

What do you think?

martinb · 02-10-05, 17:56

Originally Posted by PatPowerMan

I wrote the Backup/Restore-CGI-Scripts as requested on http://stage2.herejez.us/request.html

Should I post it here? Or is it better to send such scripts to martinb? Or uploading to the MPC?

What do you think?

I think your free to do what you want, but if you think its better to place it on the first available web update you better send it so me

or first give us a look and maybe we can give comment (and can improve it)
But I?m sure its better then nothing, course your the first who build the backup script

PatPowerMan · 02-10-05, 18:16

In the /htmlroot/cgi.html, I added this 3 lines:

Code:

<LI><NOBR><CODE>BACKUP 'ChannelList.ch'-File</CODE></NOBR>: Makes a backup from your /systempart/ChannelList.ch to the /htmlroot/backup and /htmlroot/restore directory

--> <NOBR><CODE>DOWNLOAD 'ChannelList.ch.zip'-File</CODE></NOBR>: Save previously made backup from your /systempart/ChannelList.ch to your local PC-drive

--> <NOBR><CODE>RESTORE 'ChannelList.ch'-File</CODE></NOBR>: Restore a previously made backup from your /htmlroot/restore directory to the /systempart/ChannelList.ch

Then, in the /htmlroot/cgi/ I wrote the 'backupchannelfile.cgi'

Code:

#!/bin/hush
echo Content-type: text/html
echo
echo Backup ChannelList.ch ...
echo
cd /systempart
cp ChannelList.ch /hdd/stage2/htmlroot/backup/ChannelList.ch
cp ChannelList.ch /hdd/stage2/htmlroot/restore/ChannelList.ch
cd /hdd/stage2/htmlroot/backup
gzip -5 ChannelList.ch
mv ChannelList.ch.gz ChannelList.ch.zip
echo
echo Finished - send me back
echo
cat /hdd/stage2/htmlroot/cgi/goback.txt

the /htmlroot/cgi/goback.txt

Code:

  <HTML>
  <header>
  <meta http-equiv="Refresh" Content="1; URL=/index.html">
  </header><body>
  </BODY>
  </HTML>

and finally the /htmlroot/cgi/ restorechannelfile.cgi

Code:

#!/bin/hush
echo Content-type: text/html
echo
echo Restoring ChannelList.ch ...
echo
cd /hdd/stage2/htmlroot/restore
cp ChannelList.ch /systempart/ChannelList.ch
echo
echo Finished - send me back
echo
cat /hdd/stage2/htmlroot/cgi/goback.txt

I am not a pro-CGI-Coder!! I wrote it just for fun and to learn how it works. If you see some errors or improvements, please let me know!

Maybe, it would be easier for all the people to download all the files in single *.zip-archive and the necessary instructions where to copy:

/cgi/backupchannelfile.cgi
/cgi/restorechannelfile.cgi
/cgi/goback.txt

Don't forget to chmod the *.cgi-files to 777. You can use a FTP-Client or have to open a telnet-window to your KiSS with:
telnet ip-adress (e.g. telnet 192.168.1.55)

change to the cgi-directory with:
cd /hdd/stage2/htmlroot/cgi

and apply the chmod-command like this:
chmod 777 backupchannel.cgi
chmod 777 restorechannel.cgi

Again, tell me what you think and of course if it works for you!

martinb · 02-10-05, 19:12

Originally Posted by PatPowerMan

Again, tell me what you think and of course if it works for you!

I will test but I suggest to include the epgsite (file in /systempart) also
and if your on this, just include the recsceds also

the epgsite file stores the password for epg so you don?t have to re-enter it
and also if you backup your recsceds you don?t have problems with your wife when she find out that here scheduled recordings are gone

PatPowerMan · 02-10-05, 22:12

Originally Posted by martinb

... I suggest to include the epgsite (file in /systempart) also and if your on this, just include the recsceds also

I don't have a file called 'epgsite' in my /systempart directory!

I only have the following files:

Code:

/systempart # ls -la
drwxr-xr-x    3 0      0            4096 Oct  2 17:08 .
drwxr-xr-x    1 0      0              32 Jan  1  1970 ..
-rw-r--r--    1 0      0            6400 Oct  2 15:41 ChannelList.ch
drwx------    2 0      0           16384 Jan  1  1970 lost+found
-rw-r--r--    1 0      0               0 Oct  2 17:08 recscheds
-rw-r--r--    1 0      0              62 Oct  2 16:59 recscheds.old
/systempart #

How do you create this epgsite-file?

martinb · 02-10-05, 23:02

Originally Posted by PatPowerMan

How do you create this epgsite-file?

If you want to use EPG programming from the internet you should have setup a password from the menu

so it looks you never used epg from internet right?

if so please look in the forum, it was a new feature from 1.1.3 firmware

PatPowerMan · 02-10-05, 23:13

Originally Posted by martinb

so it looks you never used epg from internet right?

Is this the function covered by "Web-Plan"?

No, I never used it. Should I?

**piuslor** · 02-10-05, 23:21

Originally Posted by PatPowerMan

Originally Posted by martinb

so it looks you never used epg from internet right?

Is this the function covered by "Web-Plan"?

No, I never used it. Should I?

it's the way *I* am using my KISS most.

yeah, I would recommend you looking into it. unfortunately, the KISS-Technology EPG website is not the most sophisticated one. but it works fine with scheduling recordings from abroad.

at home, I'd prefer using TV-Browser. but you know that story

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