Re: Re: How to execute local applications on the client
| From: | Matthew Weier O'Phinney | Date: | Wed, 08 Jun 2005 02:57:12 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: How to execute local applications on the client | ||
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* John Nichel <john@kegworks.com> :
> Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote:
> > * Mauricio Pellegrini <hrrg-inf@speedy.com.ar> :
> >
> > > Some one has asked me to set a web page from within wich users could
> > > launch local applications. Those applications are allready installed in
> > > the client PC.
> > >
> > > The link on the web page would act as a simple link to start the
> > > application.
> >
> >
> > system()
>
> No, that won't work. system() will execute a command on the server, not
> the client.
Absolutely correct. Mea culpa.
I use PHP on my machine all the time for running scripts, and so the
line between server and workstation is often blurred. Even then, I
probably wouldn't want system() launching a desktop application, even if
I called sudo first to switch to the appropriate user.
Thanks for catching this!
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