I had a simple script exec('c:/windows/system32/notepad.exe') or something similar that successfully started a new process (notepad.exe) on the php hosting computer. I even changed apache's user to the current human user account "TOM" on the machine just for this purpose, but still it only shows up in windows task manager as a process, and doesn't actually open the program in a usable way when accessing this script from another computer on the network. Do I need to convince windows explorer to do something with the program to make it appear as an actual open program for windows user "TOM"? Obviously I'm no windows expert but I really would appreciate some direction.
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Ok i should have googled better... My answer might be here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/8170050/1204690 – user24601 Feb 21 '14 at 06:32
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The only straightforward solution (unless you're still running Windows XP) is for the user to run Apache from his session, rather than running it as a system service. System services can't directly interact with the user. – Harry Johnston Feb 24 '14 at 00:05