How to Execute an external program

[Anon]

How to execute an external program on windows?

I try with "system('myprogram.exe');"
but that doesnt work. Php says "The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:".

[vfwood]

something like this...

<?php

exec ("c:\windows\notepad.exe");

?>

it won't just spawn this process and then carry on though. It will wait until its finished. Don;t know if you can get round this though. Anyone else know?

[Anon]

I have used the system function without problems

I think the only thing you are missing the path to the program.

I use system to backup my MySQL databases using the following code:

$date = date("Y-m-d-i");

system("c:\mysql\bin\mysqldump mydbase > $date_dbase.sql");

and then i even did a floppy backup, just in case my Hard Drive goes bum...

system("copy $date_dbase.sql A:");

it works for me.. in windows 95,98,2000 professional...