What I have right now is 2 python files. One turns pin 7 on, the other turns it off. I can execute them through the terminal like this: "sudo python Pin7_On.py" and "sudo python Pin7_Off.py" .
What I wanted to know is, how do I make a button on an HTML page trigger the command in the terminal, so that when I press the button from a client, the server (raspberry) turns the pin on and off using my Python script via its terminal.
In other words I want to convert "sudo python Pin7_On.py" to a button on a webpage, so that when I click it, it executes the command automatically.
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
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Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
There are much simpler ways than using webiopi.
You can produce a web server in Python from a few lines of script and have the script handle button presses.
I have an example at http://abyz.co.uk/rpi/pigpio/examples.html#Misc_code Easy As Pi Server. If you instantiate the code with port 80 it will act as the default web server (binding with low numbered ports requires that the code is run with sudo).
You can produce a web server in Python from a few lines of script and have the script handle button presses.
I have an example at http://abyz.co.uk/rpi/pigpio/examples.html#Misc_code Easy As Pi Server. If you instantiate the code with port 80 it will act as the default web server (binding with low numbered ports requires that the code is run with sudo).
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
Can someone please write an easier step by step guide. I tried to read both links you sent me but I can't follow. Do I need to write a cgi or something? I already have a page on the Apache directory, do I have to modify it?
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
If you are using Apache2 as a web-server on your Pi you could do the following.Zefes wrote:Can someone please write an easier step by step guide. I tried to read both links you sent me but I can't follow. Do I need to write a cgi or something? I already have a page on the Apache directory, do I have to modify it?
1. Enable CGI with the command
sudo a2enmod cgid
2. Copy the following two scripts to /usr/lib/cgi-bin on the Pi
gpio4_on.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python
import pigpio
print("Content-type:text/html\r\n\r\n")
print("<html><head><title>gpio4 on</title></head><body>")
pi=pigpio.pi()
pi.write(4, 1)
pi.stop()
print"</body></html>"
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#!/usr/bin/env python
import pigpio
print("Content-type:text/html\r\n\r\n")
print("<html><head><title>gpio4 on</title></head><body>")
pi=pigpio.pi()
pi.write(4, 0)
pi.stop()
print"</body></html>"
In /usr/lib/cgi-bin
chmod +x gpio4_on.py
chmod +x gpio4_off.py
4. Add the following code to your web-page
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<form action="http://localhost/cgi-bin/gpio4_on.py">
<input type="submit" value="gpio4 On">
</form>
<form action="http://localhost/cgi-bin/gpio4_off.py">
<input type="submit" value="gpio4 Off">
</form>
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<html><body>
<form action="http://localhost/cgi-bin/gpio4_on.py">
<input type="submit" value="gpio4 On">
</form>
<form action="http://localhost/cgi-bin/gpio4_off.py">
<input type="submit" value="gpio4 Off">
</form>
</body></html>
sudo pigpiod
6. Enter the web-page address in your browser, e.g. localhost/index.html or localhost/cgi.html
You can do similar with any libraries you want to use.
Edited to change hard coded web-server host from paul to localhost.
Last edited by joan on Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
I did what you said but when I clink the button on my page it gives me internal server error
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Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
If you are struggling to understand all this stuff, you may like to take a look at my notes here: http://captainbodgit.blogspot.co.uk/201 ... h-php.htmlZefes wrote:Can someone please write an easier step by step guide....
I think this may be about the most simple configuration, as it just uses PHP on a server install with wiringPi. The web page relies on HTML Form controls and PHP, all in about 35 lines of text.
I hope this helps.
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
Could be lots of reasons.Zefes wrote:I did what you said but when I clink the button on my page it gives me internal server error
Apache2 logs its actions in directory /var/log/apache2. You might as well have a look in /var/log/apache2/error.log and see if you can make sense of what it says.
It will be useful to know the sort of information that is logged if you want to develop your own web pages.
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
I certainly made a mistake. In the html I gave you I hard coded the name of my web-server Pi as paul. You'd need to change that to the name or IP address of your Pi.
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
I think I have a problem with permissions. I've tried several tutorials but none of them seems to work. Do I have to log in as the user root? Or give permissions to specific folders?
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
The most likely problem is you are not following the instructions as closely as you should.Zefes wrote:I think I have a problem with permissions. I've tried several tutorials but none of them seems to work. Do I have to log in as the user root? Or give permissions to specific folders?
I'm fairly sure that the instructions I gave (with the caveat of the error I declared) are correct.
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
I tried doing it all again from scratch and it works! YAY!! But is there a way to avoid it redirecting me to another page each time I press the button?
Re: Control GPIO through HTML page
All sorts of ways but I'm pretty bad at network stuff so I'm not going to suggest one.Zefes wrote:I tried doing it all again from scratch and it works! YAY!! But is there a way to avoid it redirecting me to another page each time I press the button?
The method to use will depend on the web environment you plan to use (for instance I tend to use PHP/CSS/JavaScript).
I suggest you start a new post and ask for ideas on how to stay on the same page.