server application launch from a webpage

[LikeLinus]

Hey guys.

I've got an application that I'd like to be able to launch from a webpage that resides on the web server itself. I'd like to have a execute and close button on a webpage that has the ability to start and stop an executible file on the webserver.

Currently I'm running Win2k3 Ent w/ IIS 6.0 (HTML, PHP and MySQL). The code can be php/javascript/.asp or anything that will work basically 😀

Anyone done this or know how? I'd really appreciate the help!

 

[notfred]

I could do it in perl/CGI on a unix webserver.

 

[jonmullen]

PHP has a shell command exec(string command, array output, interger return)

 

[SaigonK]

yeah..it's called Citrix. 🙂

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: jonmullen
PHP has a shell command exec(string command, array output, interger return)

I'll have to look into that. Appreciated.

I've seen other webpages done in ASP that launched applications on the server from a web page. Telling me you can do it in Unix doesn't help, I listed the OS I'm using 🙂 i know you guys are trying to be funny, but I'm looking for serious help. Thats why I didnt just post this is offtopic.

 

[Mucman]

Yup... you can use the WScript.Shell object... here's a code example where I use it :

linky since the forums don't have code tags