How to execute .exe file on a windows server via PHP?
Solution 1
The php exec($cmd)
function will execute your command as if it's directly put in a terminal on the server. That means you should be able to simply have
exec('START C:\xampp\htdocs\myy\Filename.exe');
And it should work.
If it still doesn't work, you can always create a batch file which contains a call to that application like
START C:\xampp\htdocs\myy\Filename.exe
On most windows systems, the START
will represent the opening of a new instance of the default command prompt to run the command, it could be optional as well.
Hope it helps
Solution 2
here is the way I mad it work in my requirement
exec('sample.bat',$rt);
the bat file is
@echo off
START AfterFX.exe -r E:\work\MovieMaker.jsx
pause
here after start
, I call the .exe file and transferred the file to run into the software. It worked for me.
Harsh
Updated on June 23, 2022Comments
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Harsh almost 2 years
I have php installed on my windows vps and available to access via port 80 and from my home PC.
Created an auto.php file which should trigger a file name Filename.exe.
Here is the code i have written (stolen from all over the net and worked on it)
<?php exec('c:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c START C:\xampp\htdocs\myy\Filename.exe'); echo "Game server has been started"; ?>
But when ever i click on auto.php, it does not execute, However I can see a new command prompt is opened in Task Manager, but Filename.exe is not executed.
However if i create a bat file named lets say test.bat with the following command
copy NUL test.txt
and change the ending part of the script to test.bat instead of Filename.exe
i.e.
<?php exec('c:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c START C:\xampp\htdocs\myy\test.bat'); echo "Game server has been started"; ?>
It does create a file named test.txt, but if i change the command to
START Filename.exe
it still doesnt get launched, am not sure what am I doing wrong here.
Please help.
My end game is to be able to launch filename.exe (is in same folder as of auto.php) to run remotely from browser..
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jww over 7 yearsRelated, How do you run a .bat file from PHP?
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Harsh almost 8 yearsIf i run the command you gave, that is
START C:\xampp\htdocs\myy\Filename.exe
from cmd, it works fine, but if i put it in batch file and then use php to start the bat file with this command in PHPexec('START C:\xampp\htdocs\myy\test.bat');
it does not run, however if i keep the command likecopy NUL test.txt
in the batch, then that runs, but .exe does not run :( -
RDardelet almost 8 yearsDo you see a window popup and then disappear right away?
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Harsh almost 8 yearsNope :( nothing like that, does not even start in Task Manager.