How can I open the command line, execute a program within, give it some values and write the return values into a file (with php)

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Thats what I've been trying to do for days now, and I can't find a solution.

I have managed to launch the cmd-line OR any given program via php, but I need a program to start within the cmd-line, give it a static command and write the return values into a .txt.

What I want to do

1.The user clicks on a link 2.That executes a php script which automatically: -opens the command line -starts a program within the command line -enters somme commands (e.g process the file, write result to a .txt-file)

It just doesnt work, no matter how I've tried it.

I just don't understand how I should approach the whole thing.

Edit:

Everything is supposed to run on the server! I want to start a biometrics program that compares a picture with another one and return a percentage value.

And I am running windows with xampp.

That sounds like a really terrible idea, for a whole host of reasons. It would have to execute it on the server, not on the users computer obviously. Then you would need to use this probably http://php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php — Matt Evanoff, Feb 01 '15 at 11:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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@echo
c:\
cd C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\OpenBR-0.5.0-win64\bin 
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pause

Aaaaaaand it works. Awesome!

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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How can I open the command line, execute a program within, give it some values and write the return values into a file (with php)

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