php- executing a exe from php

Question

hi, how can we execute a ffplay.exe file from php in windows.there is any way place help me out with some codes.thanks in advance.

Answer 1

 `ffplay.exe ...` // Using backticks
 exec('ffplay.exe ...') // Using exec
 shell_exec('ffplay.exe ...') // Using shell_exec
 system('ffplay.exe ...') // Using system

There are minor variations on what each of these do, so check out the reference

Reference - http://ca2.php.net/manual/en/book.exec.php