> I am looking for a way to download a C based application binary, from > an Apache / PHP server, via a client side Web Browser, and execute it > seamlessly on the client side PC without storing it permanently on the > client side > hard disk drive. Temporary storage would be ok. > > I know this can be done because I have observed it operation in various > applications. This concept allows a authorized customer to have the use of > an application via the web without being able to keep or share the > application > binary. > > I am open to other approaches beyond Apache and PHP. > > So any ideas out there? > > Thanks for the help > Thomas Dineen That sounds like the kind of thing Java Web Start does. There's lots on Google about it. http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/javaws/ -Alex