Re: Re: How to execute local applications on the client

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* John Nichel <john@xxxxxxxxxxxx> :
> Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote:
> > * Mauricio Pellegrini <hrrg-inf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> :
> > 
> > > 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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