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#1
Dec 29th, 2007, 22:01
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Run an EXE
How can I run an exe via a PHP script?
I tried something like this just to run notepad:
Could someone explain how I can run an executable file by giving the path to it?
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#2
Dec 30th, 2007, 09:18
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Re: Run an EXE
So what do you want to get from the exe?
You can use
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#3
Dec 30th, 2007, 10:48
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Re: Run an EXE
considered using the standard PHP commands EXEC() or SYSTEM()?
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php
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#4
Dec 30th, 2007, 14:59
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Re: Run an EXE
I tried shell_exec('C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe');
Error was: Quote:
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#5
Jan 1st, 2008, 10:38
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Re: Run an EXE
Alex Did you get it to work??
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#6
Jan 1st, 2008, 11:03
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Re: Run an EXE
No I would of said.
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#7
Jan 1st, 2008, 11:09
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Re: Run an EXE
ok sorry
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#8
Jan 10th, 2008, 22:53
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Re: Run an EXE
So, is there anyway to run an exec program using PHP, e.g. MS office, photoshop
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#9
Jan 10th, 2008, 23:06
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Re: Run an EXE
Yeah, the COM class is one way.
I don't think you can control the apps though.
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#10
Jan 10th, 2008, 23:15
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Re: Run an EXE
What do you mean you cannot control the applications? But you can open it using PHP right?
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#11
Jan 11th, 2008, 00:09
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Re: Run an EXE
Yeah, open but not sure if you could open MS Word, write text, format it and save it from a PHP script.
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#12
Jan 11th, 2008, 00:25
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Re: Run an EXE
OK, thanks for that info. Very helpful....
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#13
Jan 11th, 2008, 02:55
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Re: Run an EXE
Seems that someone else's problem has been solved
 How about your's Alex?
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#14
Jan 11th, 2008, 09:40
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Re: Run an EXE
Nope.
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