* John Nichel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > > * Mauricio Pellegrini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > > > > > 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! -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney | WEBSITES: Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association | http://www.kidsgardening.com 802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://vermontbotanical.org -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
