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swapna7999 0 Junior Poster in Training

hi there

i have a vb application and its exe

and i know how to call an exe in a php page

but my problem is , i need to place the exe in a fixed position in the php page

is it possible and if yes how

plz let me know

thank u very much

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Hi — short correction and update: a web page cannot embed a Windows .exe and make its native GUI appear inside a DIV. When PHP launches an executable it runs on the web server (not the visitor's machine). (php.net) Modern browser plugin APIs that used to allow in‑browser native components have been removed or limited (NPAPI was dropped; ActiveX only ever worked in IE), so you cannot rely on a universal in‑page plugin approach. (blog.chromium.org)

Practical options depending on the goal: run the exe on the server and treat it as a backend service, capture its output and stream it into a fixed page area with AJAX / Server‑Sent Events / WebSockets; or rewrite/port the VB UI to a web front end (recommended for long‑term maintainability). If you must let users interact with the native GUI, deliver it via remote‑app / remote‑desktop streaming (Apache Guacamole, Citrix/VMware) and embed that session in the page. (en.wikipedia.org)

If the app must run on the client, users must install something first: options include ClickOnce for .NET apps, a registered custom URI scheme, or a browser extension that uses native‑messaging to talk to a helper executable — all require explicit installation and are gated by browser security and enterprise policies. (learn.microsoft.com)

Security notes: never pass unsanitized user input into shell commands; run executables under a restricted account; prefer an API/web UI whenever possible. If you state whether the exe is VB6 or .NET and whether you control client machines, a concrete, step‑by‑step deployment path can be suggested.

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