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[users@httpd] WAMP Server - Running External Application
I have a WAMP server set up and I am trying to use PHP to open an
application on my server.
I am using a simple system call:
system("notepad.exe");
I checked on the PHP mailing list and was unable to come up with a solution.
I am running XP Pro. And Apache is able to interact with the desktop as
determined by services.msc.
I am able to run the script and open the application from the command
line. However, when I try to run it through apache, whether it be a SOAP
call, or a web browser, the application will not load.
How would I be able to achieve this result?
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Re: [users@httpd] WAMP Server - Running External Application
Posted by Brian Stakes <br...@voipsupply.com>.
Mike Jackson wrote:
>> I am using a simple system call:
>> system("notepad.exe");
>
> I hate to suggest a simple solution, but have you tried specifying the
> full path to the executable? I've never used a WAMP setup (other than
> installing XAMPP, saying "oh, cool," then forgetting all about it until
> now), but that looks like it's not searching your path for the program.
> Isn't it usually at c:\windows\system32 on an XP box?
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Yes, I am specifying the full path. The application will execute when
the system call is made from the command line. The only problem is
running it through apache.
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Re: [users@httpd] WAMP Server - Running External Application
Posted by Mike Jackson <mj...@mightymerchant.com>.
> I am using a simple system call:
> system("notepad.exe");
I hate to suggest a simple solution, but have you tried specifying the full
path to the executable? I've never used a WAMP setup (other than installing
XAMPP, saying "oh, cool," then forgetting all about it until now), but that
looks like it's not searching your path for the program. Isn't it usually at
c:\windows\system32 on an XP box?
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