note 112744 added to function.exec

Im trying put a link to run programs such calc, notepad, etc into a php link but no success. I tried with system and exec but neither works. I trying like this: <?php $commando = "start calc"; $pasta = "exec('$commando')"; echo "<a href=$pasta>start a program</a>"; ?> ---- Server IP: 187.73.33.55 Probable Submitter: 187.8.233.129 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/112744 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112744/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112744/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112744/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112744/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112744/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112744/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/112744 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/112744 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php