What progamming language do i need to run a .exe file?

[DarrenReeder]

hello, i am trying to make a quick control panel for my server for my game. the server works by running a .exe file. i want to be able to access this when im out and about so i want to make a control panel and put it online.

 

What programming language do i need to be able to run a .exe file from the web page. Also if you know how to..how would i do it using that language?

 

-thanks, Darren.

[andrewgauger]

I've seen "exe" and "dll" files-- both are ASP.net programs, both hosted on IIS.  Look into msdn.microsoft.com

[trq]

exe files can be executed by php.

[andrewgauger]

Yeah, actually any extension can be defined as php, or perl, or bash, or any other scripting language by the interpreter (wrong word  usage, I just cant seem to keep the terms straight) but a compiled exe is asp. 

[trq]

but a compiled exe is asp.

 

Where exactly do you get that idea from?

[andrewgauger]

Ooops I should remember not to post assumptions.  I have seen .exe files hosted using ASP.NET, I'm sure there are other possibilities now.

[trq]

I have seen .exe files hosted using ASP.NET, I'm sure there are other possibilities now.

 

I'm still not really sure what your talking about. The OP want's to know what languages can execute exe files, not what language exe files are written in (which could be any number of languages).

[andrewgauger]

So?

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php

 

or

 

<?php

`cmd.exe`;

?>

 

Is what you are looking for.

 

I though they wanted to do:

 

www.mydomain.com/scripts/myapp.exe

 

Which I have seen done in IIS.

[oni-kun]

So?

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php

 

or

 

<?php

`cmd.exe`;

?>

 

Is what you are looking for.

 

I though they wanted to do:

 

www.mydomain.com/scripts/myapp.exe

 

Which I have seen done in IIS.

 

It's simply a CGI gateway application, I'm sure Microsoft's KB would be using that. Dynamic link libraries and statically linked executables can be run with parameters.

[JonnoTheDev]

www.mydomain.com/scripts/myapp.exe

If you saw a link like that, you would have to be mad to click on it for obvious reasons.

[andrewgauger]

Its up to the server how to handle all file extensions.  It doesn't necessarily have to download an exe.  With CGI it can execute it remotely, just like a php file does. (although an exe is compiled and php interpreted)

[JonnoTheDev]

Of course but how are you going to know that