[thelist] determine if a server is running unix

[M. Seyon]

Message from Roger H. (3/18/2005 09:30 PM)
>Evolters,
>
>Is there a way to remotely tell if an intranet's server is running some form
>of UNIX or not?

phone call to the server admin?

>I had someone upload a info.php file with the <?php phpinfo() ?> in it, but
>it only printed that to the web page. Does that automatically mean the
>server does NOT have PHP installed

Probably.

>, or isn't even a unix server??

Not necessarily.

>  a windows server could no way run that file, right?

PHP can run on IIS.
Apache can run on Windows.

regards.
-marc

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