This article aims to fill up the gap by implementing oAuth using PHP . So before starting, lets check the perquisites for proper working of this article .

System Perquisites:

A Linux Box

PHP5 with php-curl ( php5-curl ) installed

A working Internet Connection

The first step involve in having a oAuth Twitter app is to register your application with twitter.

Steps for Registering Twitter Application :

1. Visit http://dev.twitter.com
2. Click on Register Your App Link
3. Fill the Form with App Name, Description, Website link ( if you dont have any link put your profile link instead ), Organization
4. Select Application Type: “Client”
5. Select Default Access type: “Read & Write”
6. Read/listen captcha and click on register application
7. Accept the Terms and Conditions of Twitter API usage

Next step involve extracting information regarding your application which will be needed by PHP script. Here are steps for extracting information :

1. visit http://dev.twitter.com/apps
2. Select your application
3. Copy/Note Down the following informationa) Consumer keyb) Consumer secret
4. Now click on “My Access Token” link
5. Copy/Note Down the following informationa) Access Token (oauth_token)b) Access Token Secret (oauth_token_secret)

Now users need to download the oAuth PHP library ( We have used @abraham’s Twitter OAuth library for PHP )

Download @abraham’s Twitter OAuth library for PHP from here

Extract twitteroauth/ directory to a specified folder

now create a tweet.php file with following code, in the specified folder

Source code

<?php
 
require_once('twitteroauth/twitteroauth.php');
 
$ckey = "Place_Your_Consumer_key_here";
$csecret = "Place_Your_Consumer_Secret_here";
 
$oauthtoken = "Place_Your_oauth_token_here";
$oauthtokensecret = "Place_Your_oauth_token_Secret_here ";
 
$message = exec('uptime'); //Command to be executed
 
$connection = new TwitterOAuth ($ckey ,$csecret , $ oauthtoken , $ oauthtokensecret );
 
$connection->post('statuses/update', array('status' => $message));
 
?>

Replace the variables above and save the file

Now test the script by passing following command

Source code

php /path/to/script/tweet.php

If everything is running fine, then users can copy paste the command in cronjob. After this, the machine will tweet its uptime regularly

Please let me know if you are facing any problem with this script by leaving your comment(s)

Prequisites :

1)know how to edit files
2)Root Permission

First logged in with root account [ either via console or via graphics ]
NOTE : USER CAN USE SUDO COMMAND ALSO

Then edit the /etc/fstab file
edit the following in the file
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-URDEVICE_ID /windows/C ntfs-3g users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0

to following fmask and dmask
fmask=000,dmask=000

so that it should look like this
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-URDEVICE_ID /windows/C ntfs-3g users,gid=users,fmask=000,dmask=000,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0

now unmount the volume and mount it again
#umount /windows/C/
and remount by
#mount -a

and the drive will be mounted with full access

If you have any problem please you are free to contact me [ comment here for it ]

Note:- I shud not be held responsible if you cause any data loss [ though nothing happen with me still its nice to write warning ]

usage
cd path [ and press enter ]
eg.
cd /boot
cd /var/www/html

to go to base directory use
cd ..

ifconfig :- To check network detail of your network adaptors [ same as ipconfig in windows ]

history :- Will tell your last run command[s]

To clear your history use following command
history –c

And last but not least use manual
There are various manual program installed on your Linux distro [ cannot guarantee that each command will work fine ]
man :- Manual of a command
man command [ replace command with your command press enter ]
eg.
man history

info :- same as man
info command [ replace command with your command press enter ]

whatis :- Brief description of command
eg.
whatis command [ replace command with your command press enter ]

OR
Click on application –> accessories –>Terminal or it may be on Application –> System Tools –> Terminal
This will open terminal in GUI mode
Commands with description
ls
This is command same as dir command in Windows/Dos.

Usages
ls –ll This will show Full details about file regarding its permission,owner name,Group,date modified/accessed, etc

ls –a Shows all files included hidden file [ dotfile ]

ls-s Shows size

while we do ls –ll command the following color is used to identify file/folder as

Dark Blue :-Folder
Black/White:- File
Green:- Executables [ execute permissions]
Sky Blue:- Services
Red Color:- RPM,Installer

Note:- Please note that Linux Files and Folders are case sensitive i.e a & A is different not like windows.

date
As the command indicates it displays time and date of the system

cal
Displays calendar of current month

To view calendar for whole year
cal 2008
Replace 2008 with your specified year

To view Calendar of particular month of year
cal 12 1987
Displays calendar of December 1987,[replace with your variables]

hostname
Displays Hostname of the system

cp :- Copy filename or Directory

Usages
cp filename destination_folder

cp /yourfolder/filename destination_folder

mv :- move or rename file/folder

Usage
For moving
mv filename/foldername destination
For renaming
mv file/folder newname

mkdir :- Create directory
Usage
mkdir foldername

rm :- Removes File/Folders
Usage
rm filename/foldername
To remove file/folder forcibly without any prompt
rm –f foldername/filename

To prompt on each removal of file and folder use this command
rm –r folder/filename

So we covered ls,date,cal,hostname,cp,mv,rm
More commands in next post