note 86438 added to function.exec

Problem: PHP's System program execution functions do not seem to execute Win32 GUI applications. Solution: 1.Give %system32%\cmd.exe read/execute permissions to IUSR account. Why ?: Delimits the unable to fork errors. 2.Make your web server's executable to interact with desktop and restart it. Why ?: If not you cannot see the GUI 3a.Use SysInternals Psexec with -i -d switches: <?php exec("Psexec.exe -i -d yourexe.exe"); ?> or 3b.Use Windows scripting shell COM object with false parameter to its Run Function: <?php function _exec($cmd) { $WshShell = new COM("WScript.Shell"); $oExec = $WshShell->Run($cmd, 0,false); echo $cmd; return $oExec == 0 ? true : false; }_exec("youexe.exe"); ?> Why ?: If you use just exec then PHP waits for exe to terminate, but psexec with -d option or WshShell->Run with false option overpass this limitation and do not wait for process termination. I hope this will help all from months' headaches... ---- Server IP: 85.196.20.153 Probable Submitter: 85.72.154.216 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/86438 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86438/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86438/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86438/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86438/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86438/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86438/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86438 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/86438 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php