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Starting a program on client computer

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:06 am
by LTLhawk
Hello all,
Is there a way to start a program on a client computer thru a web page. I am designing a web page for a gaming club and I want to put an icon on the page that when clicked will start the game on the client computer.

Any ideas ?

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:08 am
by Chris Corbyn
Not possible.... it's too insecure.... no web language can do this and PHP runs on the server in any case. Unfortunately your answer in simple is "No"

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:24 am
by feyd
that depends on the application itself actually.. if the icon sends a file extension which the program has mapped, the OS can load it. There's also having the application install a protocol like how aim and a few other applications do.

At any rate, there is little to do with php in this thread. Moved to Misc.

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:38 pm
by LTLhawk
thanks for the information...... I must have been dreaming...lol

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:28 am
by timvw
all hail java webstart :) or the windows only active-x

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:50 pm
by John Cartwright
Hmmm I actually have no idea about this, but I have seen on sites like

IRC://connect.serv.com or something like that.. can't quite sure but it would open IRC.. have been the same for a few different programs, like icq, and yahoo (I believe)

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:54 pm
by feyd
psst.. that's called installing a protocol handler.. which I mentioned briefly before. :)

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:19 pm
by John Cartwright
Oh sorry, as I said I am very un-knowledgable in this area.