Listing processes in PHP

[mrhead66]

Hi guys,

 

Using PHP, is it possible to return and display a list of currently running processes on the client's machine? In fact, is it possible to run a system command on a client's machine?

 

Thanks for all your help and advice. This will be a valuable diagnostic tool if it is possible.

[trq]

No. You can't do anything on a clients machine using php.

[Barand]

Agreed.

 

PHP runs on the server, possibly on a separate continent, as has no no idea of what's happening on the client

[mrhead66]

Ok, thank you for your help. I understand the reason ( I'm guessing mainly security) that PHP would probably impose such a restriction.

 

Would you be able to point me towards any other languages that would be able to run system commands on a clients machine in a browser? Is it possible using Perl or Javascript, or not at all under an intranet environment? Would I have to offer the script as a completely seperate program?

 

Thank you once again for all your help and assistance.

[Barand]

It's not security, it's just physical separation. PHP receives messages from the client, responds, then returns data.

 

You would certainly need something that runs on the client, like javascript, although I have no idea if js could accomplish what you want. I should think you'd need to install an application on the client pc.