[PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread George Pitcher
Hi, I am looking for a solution to a server problem. I am part of a 2-person team - I look after document scanning, OCR (by outside agencies) as well as all development. My colleague is responsible for obtaining copyright permission from publishers (for what I do). Part of her process is sending

Re: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread Miguel J. Jiménez
El Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:07:36 - George Pitcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: Hi, I am looking for a solution to a server problem. I am part of a 2-person team - I look after document scanning, OCR (by outside agencies) as well as all development. My colleague is responsible for

RE: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread George Pitcher
Miguel, You do not need to have apache installed to run PHP you just need PHP-CLI (Command Line Interface) Yes, I do know that, but what I want is for my colleague to follow a link on her web page that will trigger the php command, passing any required parameters. Cheers George -- PHP

Re: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread Jochem Maas
George Pitcher wrote: Hi, I am looking for a solution to a server problem. I am part of a 2-person team - I look after document scanning, OCR (by outside agencies) as well as all development. My colleague is responsible for obtaining copyright permission from publishers (for what I do).

RE: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread George Pitcher
Jochem, -Original Message- From: Jochem Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 January 2007 3:31 pm To: George Pitcher Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] running exec() on client George Pitcher wrote: Hi, I am looking for a solution to a server problem. I am

Re: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread Roman Neuhauser
# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2007-01-16 15:18:50 -: You do not need to have apache installed to run PHP you just need PHP-CLI (Command Line Interface) Yes, I do know that, but what I want is for my colleague to follow a link on her web page that will trigger the php command, passing any

RE: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread George Pitcher
Roman, -Original Message- From: Roman Neuhauser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 January 2007 4:53 pm To: George Pitcher Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] running exec() on client # [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2007-01-16 15:18:50 -: You do not need to have

Re: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread Jochem Maas
George Pitcher wrote: Jochem, -Original Message- From: Jochem Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 January 2007 3:31 pm To: George Pitcher Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] running exec() on client George Pitcher wrote: Hi, I am looking for a solution

RE: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread George Pitcher
I'm guessing a bit but it sounds like inserting a stack of RAM will make the problem go away for the foreseable future. I will ask. isn't it cheaper to install a dedicated server for your app? (rather than making you jump thru hoops, I mean AFAICT this is a core business activity.) an

Re: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread Jochem Maas
George Pitcher wrote: I'm guessing a bit but it sounds like inserting a stack of RAM will make the problem go away for the foreseable future. I will ask. ... I do a lot of PDF building and that was my first suggestion, before we looked at Word. My colleague rejected this on the

Re: [PHP] running exec() on client

2007-01-16 Thread tg-php
First.. I apologize for power-reading your message and not really grasping everything you're trying to do. From the responses, it sounds like my vote would be for PDF as well, being a very universal format and very easy to work with and makes small enough for your needs. If a file is still