Apache/web to window server messages

[profx]

is there any way of running an applescript from the web/apache that could pop a message up on the screen of the currently logged in person?

i thought of one way: writing a cgi script that writes to a log file, then use cron to check in that log file every minute or so and display a message on the screen. Thats kind of a round about way of operating though.


Any better ideas??

 

[Darkshadow]

The apache server already writes to a log file, unless you edited the httpd.conf file for it not to - /var/log/httpd/access_log & /var/log/httpd/error_log

 

[gatorparrots]

Why don't you just run Console.app, have it look at the apache access log (/var/log/httpd/access_log)? I run the Console application at all times and check in on things periodically with my web, mail, irc, and ftp servers.