Re: [PHP] launch app

No way. PHP is server based you can't trigger anything on the client side. Use Javascript, ActiveX, XUL or the like. What's the best way to send an executable to a client desktop in PHP? I'm doing a project where we need to check and see which files need to be updated on a client-desktop.

RE: [PHP] launch app

intranet. I put that idea in the 'good idea but too hard basket'. :) -Original Message- From: Ed Lazor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 14 September 2005 11:50 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] launch app What's the best way to send an executable to a client

Re: [PHP] launch app

On Tue, September 13, 2005 9:19 pm, Ed Lazor wrote: What's the best way to send an executable to a client desktop in PHP? readfile(/full/path/to/file.exe); I'm doing a project where we need to check and see which files need to be updated on a client-desktop. The idea is for a user to visit

[PHP] launch app

What's the best way to send an executable to a client desktop in PHP? I'm doing a project where we need to check and see which files need to be updated on a client-desktop. The idea is for a user to visit the website, an executable launches, checks the files on the drive, and then sends the