Running a Windows Executable from the file server within a PHP webpage

[wayneirwin]

I have an existing website and want to run not download a Windows executable file (thus only on Microsoft OS), but would like it to execute regardless of the users browser version. i.e. Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Etc. My entire site is written in PHP, with the exception of the executable and its associated files. If someone could show me an example of this supposedly simple block of code, I would be forever indebted. Thank you

[Rabbit]

You want to run an executable on the client's computer from a website? You can't do that. It's too much of a security risk to allow remote execution of code.

[wayneirwin]

Thank you, that was pretty much the conclusion I had derived, but just wanted to ask and see what others had to say.

[rantrave13]

If you want php to run an exe file, you cant use exec function

<?php

exec("C:\\windows\system32\notepad.exe");

?>

somethin like that

[Rabbit]

Note that this runs on the server, not the client.