How to run external program using php??

[ckk]

Hi, i would like to use php to run external program in window environment like open a macro program to let it run at window background.

I try to use exec to run the window command, it works, but when i try to use exec to

run other program, like this..

exec("run xxxx.ttl") // xxx.ttl is a macro

the php will hang... anyone has sample on how to use php to run external program in window environment??

[rbblue8]

got me man.. I had no clue that php could call a program on the client side.

you are talking about calling a program on the client side right??

[ckk]

Hi rbblue8, my web server is window base. So i would like to use php to run a program from server side.

[rbblue8]

Hey..

ok.. tell me exactly what that program you are trying to launch will do?

is it command prompt based? or exe based? will there be an output?

have you tried the system() command in place of the exec() command?

[ckk]

Hi, the program i try to launch is a teraterm macro file which run in exe based. The task of this macro is to connect to other server and perform some task. No output need to be return. I oledi try the system() command, it happened to same as exec() command, the broswer will hang till php timeout. Below are my php script and the macro file.

<?php
exec("test.ttl");
?>

contents of test.ttl

connect '192.168.23.113'

; set username and password
UsernamePrompt = 'login:'
Username = 'tech'
PasswordPrompt = 'Password:'
Password = 'i0facim'


; login
wait UsernamePrompt
sendln Username

wait PasswordPrompt
sendln Password



sendln 'cd ckk'
sendln 'cp home.html home2.html'


sendln 'exit'
end