Question

there is a complex situation wherein, I have to pass a string data to a .exe application and this .exe application would process the string and respond back to my php data.
Any leads on how can this be done? I prefer not to use a TCP/IP connection.
Please suggest something.

Answer 1

I think this might be performed using ‘proc_open’.
Popen executes a command and then lets you send data to it and read data from it using regular i/o commands.
Look at the php manual describing proc_open for details and examples that tell it all.

So what you need to do:

• create a commandline
• feed that to proc_open
• read the output of the exe

Good luck!