Re: running exec() on client

George Pitcher wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for a solution to a server problem. I am part of a 2-person > team - I look after document scanning, OCR (by outside agencies) as well as > all development. > > My colleague is responsible for obtaining copyright permission from > publishers (for what I do). Part of her process is sending emails to > publishers with Word attachments. These are presently being generated by PHP > on our NT server,but recently the process has started to slow down the > server to the point of uselessness. why is it slowing down? is this down to other work the server is doing? are the files being generated becoming 'heavier'? (it's a have your cake or eat it kind of situation, no?) isn't it cheaper to install a dedicated server for your app? (rather than making you jump thru hoops, I mean AFAICT this is a core business activity.) an entry level windows server will set you back for the price of a few days work - seems to me to be a much more cost effective attack plan. > > I'm looking for an alternative way to do this. My colleague has rejected > text file attachments as looking unprofessional. I would like to find a way > of generating these files without actually needing to use COM, or winword on > the server. We looked at RTF templates but found the filesize too great. > > One option I am considering is installing PHP on her PC and doing the letter > generation locally, but don't know how I'm going to trigger it esp as our IT > person has said I can't install Apache. what he allows and what you can actually do are 2 different thing. ;-) > > Doe anyone have any suggestions? > > > Cheers > > George, an Englishman abroad in sunny Edinburgh >