Re: PHP Download Of Application Question?
| From: | Alex McLain | Date: | Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:27:43 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP Download Of Application Question? | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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> I am looking for a way to download a C based application binary, from
> an Apache / PHP server, via a client side Web Browser, and execute it
> seamlessly on the client side PC without storing it permanently on the
> client side
> hard disk drive. Temporary storage would be ok.
>
> I know this can be done because I have observed it operation in various
> applications. This concept allows a authorized customer to have the use of
> an application via the web without being able to keep or share the
> application
> binary.
>
> I am open to other approaches beyond Apache and PHP.
>
> So any ideas out there?
>
> Thanks for the help
> Thomas Dineen
That sounds like the kind of thing Java Web Start does. There's lots on
Google about it.
http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/javaws/
-Alex