How do I execute an external program with php?

mattias_ols

I'm quite new to php and I have a problem. My application creates a .ram file and I want php to start the RealPlayer and run the ram-file. Anyone who knows how to do this?

kilbey1

You can take a look at the SYSTEM function:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.system.php

But, out of curiousity, why not just make a link to the .ram file, let the user download or click to start it from the web page? Then the browser does all the work with file associations.

abnfire

send header using header function with content type of real player and then open a file using binary read file. Now read a file using read_file function. got the idea?

i have the script, but there will be no point to give you, because i want you to learn not just copy and paste again and again😉