Executing shell commands using PHP, e.g. shell_exec() etc., on a remote host?

[joanberlin]

Is it possible to execute shell commands on a remote computer (not localhost)? For instance things like\[code\]$output = shell_exec("unzip filename.zip");\[/code\]You can assume that you have the login credentials of a user account on the remote machine, as well as the remote root username, password, and cpanel remote access key.