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Asked: 2026-05-25T01:49:09+00:00

I’m attempting to run an application on the server, invoking it from PHP using

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I’m attempting to run an application on the server, invoking it from PHP using the following code. 

$application = "D:\\Program Files (x86)\\ScanBoy\\DM ScanBoy.exe";
exec($application);

Right now the application is ‘run’ however it crashes instantly. If I just run the application (by double clicking the exe) it runs and everything is fine.

When the application crashes the only error I get is

“{application name} has stopped working. Windows is checking for a
solution to the problem”

I have had this problem with running application via c# backend to a ASP.NET page. The solution there was to set the Working Directory. However in php / exec I am unaware of how to set this option.

Any help please?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can either:

    1. Use exec("cd myworkdir/ && D:\\Program Files (x86)\\ScanBoy\\DM ScanBoy.exe"); to change the working directory for that exec command (only)

    2. Use the php chdir() function to change the working directory of the php process.

    You can find chdir documentation here:
    http://php.net/manual/en/function.chdir.php

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