I had the same problem with phpterm.
After logging in, I get the terminal window.
<code>
$ sudo su
[sudo] password for www-data:
$
</code>
Question 1: What is www-data? No such user exists.
Question 2: How do I enter a password if it echos [sudo]... then goes straight to $?
Thanks in advance!
-Excited potential user
PHPShell can not run interactive commands. Sudo requires the user to enter a password so it is interactive.
As to www-data, it is the user your web server is running as.
Kevin