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theguy0000

Dec 27th, 2006 9:27 PM

execute an exe on the server

hello, I will be running on a windows server, and I was wondering if there was a command i could use to execute an exe file on the server.

headzoo

Dec 27th, 2006 11:40 PM

Hi,
Check out these functions: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php
Be careful though, since running untrusted code at the command line opens up a whole can of security risks.

theguy0000

Dec 27th, 2006 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by headzoo (Post 121806)

Hi,
Check out these functions: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php
Be careful though, since running untrusted code at the command line opens up a whole can of security risks.

thank you, and yes I am aware of the security risk, but I am only running one file and it is hard-coded so the user cannot run whatever they want...so I'm not too worried :)

thanks!

theguy0000

Dec 27th, 2006 11:54 PM

so, on the exec fund, where exactly does the output come from? the console of the ran program?

theguy0000

Dec 29th, 2006 6:04 PM

sorry, I meant exe fun, not fund...

and why does no one want to answer me?

niteice

Dec 29th, 2006 10:58 PM

exec() returns whatever the program prints on stdout. So if your program is:

#include <stdio.h>



int main(int argc, char **argv)

{

    fputs("Hello, world!\n", stdout);

}

The return value of exec() is "Hello, world!\n".

theguy0000

Dec 30th, 2006 11:04 AM

thanks

and above, I meant exec func, not fund or fun, i meant FUNC...lol

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